On the seventh day of the seventh month, this is a begging festival...... A ride of red dust galloped through the street, completely ignoring the walking range of Qipan Street, where horses were not allowed to gallop, making chickens and dogs jump.

In less than two incense sticks, the General Administration Department, the Military Department, the Cabinet, and the Celebrant all got a message that Xiong Tingbi reported in Shanhaiguan Liaodong Jingluo Xiong Tingbi Bian: About 100,000 horsemen of the Jurchen, Mongolian, Han Eight Banners and other united enemy troops have passed through the Duoyan Department and moved closer to the side wall of Xifengkou, and the situation is very critical!

Maybe when this side report arrives in Beijing, the Jianyu cavalry has already broken through the side wall, and the government and the opposition are suddenly shocked. Wei Zhongxian was even more anxious, walking around in the celebrant supervisor, sighing vigorously, and the sudden emergency report made him at a loss.

Although some people have long expected that Jianyu will make a detour from Mongolia, and many people have made detailed analyses and estimates, Wei Zhongxian has always felt that such a thing is far away from him, and I have to say that Wei Zhongxian's IQ is not very high...... He only has feelings for what his eyes can see, what his ears hear, and what he hears. And people with high IQs will be sensitive to abstract things.

The godsons and grandsons around Wei Zhongxian were also gossiping and making suggestions, some said that they should quickly find Gu Bingyao, the first assistant of the cabinet, to discuss countermeasures, and some said that this matter must be reported to the emperor immediately, otherwise the emperor will blame and conceal it.

Wei Zhongxian asked anxiously, "Does the emperor know?" ”

Huang Qi next to him said: "Godfather didn't say anything, and the little ones didn't dare to say it in the palace...... But Wang Tiqian's people don't know if they have said it. ”

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly said: "Huang Qi, you go to the emperor and report this urgent matter, just say that our family sent you." ”

Huang Qi crooked his eyebrows and looked depressed, why did he call our family for this kind of thing? Maybe when the emperor is angry, our family will have to become a punching bag, and he didn't dare to resist, so he reluctantly agreed.

Wei Zhongxian sighed for a long time, he was helpless, panicked, and suffered in helplessness.

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In contrast, Zhang Wen was much calmer than Wei Zhongxian. Zhang Wen also quickly learned the news that Jianyu was threatening the side wall, and at the same time got the news from Fang Minzhong and Wang Tiqian's housekeeper.

His important aides Shen Jing and Huang Renzhi are still in Jiangnan, and there are no very knowledgeable assistants around them, only his wife Zhang Ying can trust and help. Zhang Ying had already returned home from the entrance of Jingshitang and was next to Zhang Wen. People always need a kind of dependence, and Zhang Wen, who takes "prudence and independence" as his motto, is no exception, and he also needs a little reliance in times of crisis.

Zhang Wen needs a kind of reliance in his heart, and he needs to feel that he is not alone in the battle, but he still shows a confident appearance on the surface, and Zhang Ying is no exception. He said calmly: "After Jianyu breaks through the border wall, the imperial court will first deploy troops to organize defensive battles in the area of Jizhou, and if Jizhou and other cities fall, the Beijing division will be threatened." At that time, it was not dangerous, and when the four cities such as Changping and Tongzhou fell, and the Jingshi was directly threatened, the imperial court would really panic......"

Zhang Ying saw that he was confident and calm, her eyes were a little confused, and she felt very down-to-earth in her heart, as if Zhang Wen was there, everything was not a problem. She thought about Zhang Wen, reminded him of some important things, and checked and filled in the gaps.

Zhang asked her to be less anxious, the time has not come, and it is not yet time, he thought about it and said: "Ying'er immediately sent a fast horse to report to the Wenzhou battalion, and ordered Zhang Zhao to immediately prepare grain, grass and ordnance, select the whole cavalry team, and wait for King Qin; ordered Han Amei and Mu Xiaoqing's subordinates not to go north. Mu Xiaoqing's troops, the imperial court does not trust, let them go north, but they will be suspicious, harmful and useless. ”

In less than two days, the border newspapers flew like snowflakes, and Jianyu had broken through the side wall, annihilated the Ming army camp in Santun Camp, and began to attack the towns of Jizhou.

As Zhang Wen expected, the emperor issued an edict to the cabinet to nominate ministers to preside over the defense of Jizhou, and transferred troops from nearby towns to gather in Jizhou to prepare to give Jianyu a head-on attack. Zhu Youxiao had a thin body and a pale and sickly face, but at this time he showed surprisingly calm and resoluteness, and he personally issued an order: Fight back against Jianyu at all costs! The war dead used the internal treasury to compensate their families, and those who fled from the battle were punished by the nine clans!

But determination and bloodiness do not completely determine the outcome of the war, and things are a bit tragic. On July 28, less than five days after the Battle of Jizhou, 50,000 soldiers of the Ming army were killed, and important towns such as Zunhua, Jizhou, and Yutian fell one after another.

In the face of the invasion of foreign races, the officials and people of Beijing were extremely angry. were openly threatened by foreign races, at this time the Han people thought it was a great shame, and there were Yingzong years, Yu Qian's defense of the Beijing division as an example, so most of the people were very upright, the list of the dead received by the military department showed that no one surrendered after the defeat of the generals, or died or committed suicide to serve the country. Transferred to Jizhou to supervise the military department of the allied forces in various towns, Zuo Shilang, Yushi, and a eunuch, all committed suicide and martyrdom after the city was broken.

On July 29, the main army of Jianyu was under the city of Shunyi and Tongzhou. The Beijing Acropolis arranged heavy troops, and the officers and soldiers of the garrisons of each city sent their families to the Beijing Division, and reported to the imperial court to leave a suicide note, preparing to survive with the city.

In view of the fiasco of Jizhou, the ministers of the imperial court have recognized the fact that the enemy is strong and we are weak in combat effectiveness, and wrote to the emperor to summon the king of the world. Zhu Youxiao accepted the suggestion of the ministers and issued the edict of King Qin.

The first troops to arrive were Qin Liangyu, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, who brought 20,000 foot cavalry drawn from various towns in the western Liaoning Corridor and Shanhaiguan. (After the fall of a large area of territory in Liaodong, Qin Liangyu went to Shanhaiguan and became the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan under Xiong Tingbimi). At this time, the Acropolis of the Jingshi had fallen one after another, and Qin Liangyu felt that the Xuanwu Gate of the southern city had been put into the city for repair, ready to participate in the battle to defend the Jingshi.

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The Jingshi has been under martial law, and the inner and outer city gates are closed, but the streets have long been filled with refugees pouring in from the surrounding areas, and there are especially many people at each street entrance, with long queues, and there are many soap soldiers from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to maintain order. These refugees are lined up here to receive porridge to drink. Taicang has set up porridge shacks to at least prevent refugees from starving to death, so as to barely maintain law and order in the city.

Zhang Wen realized at this time that the time had come, and immediately asked Zhang Ying to compile the collected evidence into a book, and he quietly went to Shamao Hutong to visit Wang Tiqian. The place where he lived was in the inner city, and there were no refugees in the inner city, because they were not allowed to come in, so Zhang Wen's journey to Shamao Hutong was very smooth. There are obviously no people on the streets, the people's homes are closed, most of the shops are closed, only some shops selling daily necessities are still open, and the security in the inner city is quite good.

When he arrived at Wang Tiqian's mansion, Zhang Wen handed in the door sticker and soon entered Wang Tiqian's courtyard. Wang Tiqian walked out of the living room, walked in front of Zhang Wen, approached and whispered: "Master Zhang's clever plan, Jianyuguo will come to Beijing, and when the enemy soldiers retreat, see how Wei Zhongxian ends." ”

Zhang Wen looked left and right, and said in a deep voice: "Xiaguan's urgent visit today is a very important matter, which can only be known to you and me!" Is it convenient here? ”

Wang Tiqian looked at Zhang Wen, and when he saw Zhang Wen's solemn expression, he said, "Very important? ”

Zhang Wen said solemnly: "It is very important, it is about victory or defeat. ”

"You come with us."

After that, the two of them passed through several wall gates, and walked to the innermost courtyard, and along the way, Zhang asked that there were slaves and maids in it, and they did not squint. In the end, Zhang Wen and Wang Tiqian entered an elegant courtyard, and there was no one here.

At this time, I saw a beautiful woman with two maids coming out, and gave Wang Tiqian a salute from a distance, she suddenly opened the beard on her mouth, was taken aback, and looked at Wang Tiqian with inquiring eyes.

Wang Tiqian said: "Wei Zhongxian has been staring at our family, I don't dare to guarantee whether there are eyes and ears at home, you are quiet here, I want to say something to my friends." Kotoshin, you're in the yard and let anyone come close. ”

She is Wang Tiqian's woman Yu Qinxin, hearing Wang Tiqian say this, she didn't ask much, and made a blessing to invite Wang Tiqian and Zhang Wen in.

Wang Tiqian said to Zhang Wen as he walked: "Our family has no relatives, and our relatives don't recognize our family, this Yu Qinxin is our family's confidant, if no one in this world can believe it, our family also believes her." ”

Zhang Wen felt a little sad in his heart after hearing this, and couldn't help but say: "It is most difficult for a woman to believe, the prince can say such a woman, which shows that you are a person with a true temperament." ”

Zhang Wen said as he followed Wang Tiqian into a secret room. This secret room is closed on all sides, and I am afraid that no matter how powerful the meticulous work is, it will not be able to overhear the secret affairs here.

Wang Tiqian asked Zhang Wen to sit down and said, "It's absolutely safe here now, if Lord Zhang has anything important, just say it." ”

Zhang Wen nodded and said, "I have here some real evidence of Wei Zhongxian's collusion with foreign Yi. ”

"Collusion with foreigners?" Wang Tiqian was stunned, and his eyes showed a trace of cold murderous intent, "Collaborate with the enemy and treason? Wei Zhongxian! ”

Zhang Wen thought about it, he didn't want to be known by anyone who knew that he had a strong eyeliner, so he said: "The prince still remembers the imperial history room that died a few years ago? Fang Kezhuang has descendants and is bent on avenging him, so she has been collecting evidence against Wei Zhongxian, and after she knew that Xia Guan and Wei Zhongxian were incompatible, she gave these evidences to Xia Guan. Xia Guan only learned about these things that Wei Zhongxian did yesterday, and he wanted to send them directly to the emperor, but if this thing was known to outsiders in advance, it would definitely not reach the emperor. Xia Guan thought of the prince, the prince is a trustworthy person, and he can see the emperor, so these things can only be entrusted to the prince. ”

Zhang Wen unbuttoned his robe, tore open the pockets sewn on his underwear, took out a booklet, and put it on the table.

When Wang Tiqian opened the booklet, Zhang Wen explained: "There is a confession in it, which is the confession of the spy who was captured, and the spy who was caught is alive now; There are other traitors' whereabouts, and the lower officials are also clear, and when the emperor knows the truth, he can order Dongchang Jinyi Wei to send people to wipe them all out! The spies colluded with Wu Dayong, the captain of the 3,000 battalions, to get this traitor to open the Yongding Gate when Jianyu was attacking the city, and let the Jianguo army enter the city!

Not long ago, Wu Dayong was still in charge of the inspection position on the outskirts of the city, and colluded with Wei Zhongxian, so that Wei Zhongxian transferred him to Yongdingmen as the captain of the city gate. Wu Dayong and Wei Zhongxian are both first-class treason! The evidence is conclusive, see what else they have to say? ”

Wang Tiqian's face was heavy, and he carefully looked at the evidence and narrative reported by Zhang Wen, his eyes became brighter and brighter, and finally he looked at Zhang Wen with some excitement and said: "This time Wei Zhongxian always has the ability to come back to life, and it is impossible to escape a thousand cuts!" Jianyu entered Beijing, he already has an unshirkable responsibility, the manor around the capital was looted by Jianlu, the officials and the people suffered greatly, the royal family and nobles, the common people, all angry, the people's will, Wei Zhongxian has become a public enemy. Now he is suspected of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, and even the emperor will not protect him, see if he has any other way to jump, haha......"

Wang Tiqian suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "It stands to reason that Wei Zhongxian was transferred to Wu Dayong, and he collaborated with Wu Dayong to the enemy, which has nothing to do with it directly, and he can still quibble and say that he does not know, and the evidence is somewhat insufficient...... But in the case of panic, I am afraid that it is difficult for the emperor not to suspect him. This stuff is so valuable! ”

Zhang Wen nodded and said: "This matter is not only related to the great plan of Wei, but also related to the safety of the Beijing Division, and it must be sent to the emperor immediately, so as to avoid building a captive and breaking the city." ”

Wang Tiqian stood up, took the booklet, and said, "Master Zhang is right, our family will send it to the palace immediately." Go back and wait for news from our family. ”

Zhang Wen got up and arched his hand and said: "I hope that the prince will succeed in one fell swoop, and the merit is in one battle!" Leave. ”

Wang Tiqian didn't care about changing his clothes, so he rushed to the palace with a few henchmen, and asked that the emperor was in the Qianqing Palace, so he rushed directly to the Qianqing Palace. He is the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch, and he not only has a status in the palace, but also has a lot of power, so it is not difficult to meet the emperor.

When he arrived at the Xinuan Pavilion, Wang Tiqian saw that the emperor was sitting behind the imperial case, and the eunuch next to him was choosing the most important chapter to read.

It seems that the enemy soldiers are wandering around outside the imperial city, and Zhu Youxiao is really anxious, so anxious that he can't hold his breath and begins to listen to the music; If he hadn't forgotten about these pieces in the past, he would have gone to carpentry and played games.

Although Zhu Youxiao's expression was a little silly, he understood it tightly in his heart, and he knew the situation next to him, and now that Wang Tiqian came in, he glanced at the eunuch who was reading the chapter, and the eunuch hurriedly stopped.

"Wang Tiqian, what do you have to report?"

Wang Tiqian knelt on the ground first and saluted and shouted long live, and heard Zhu Youxiao say impatiently, "Calm down, if there is anything to say", Wang Tiqian did not say it immediately, but tilted his head slightly and looked at the eunuch next to him.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao waved his hand, and the eunuch next to him retreated very interestingly.

At this time, Wang Tiqian bent over and presented a booklet to the top of the imperial case with both hands. Zhu Youxiao flipped through it casually and said, "What is this?" Tell me about it. ”

Wang Tiqian said in a low voice: "Back to the emperor, this is evidence that Gonggong Wei colluded with Jianyu to open the Yongding Gate and let the enemy soldiers enter the city. ”

"What?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Wang Tiqian in amazement, and looked at Wang Tiqian in disbelief. Zhu Youxiao's face turned red, his throat was itchy, and he couldn't help coughing violently, and after coughing for a long time, he gasped and frowned, "I know that you and Wei Zhongxian are at odds...... Ahem...... But when the enemy is at this juncture, everything will be said after the enemy soldiers have been repulsed. Zhu Youxiao said this because he didn't want to discourage Wang Tiqian's enthusiasm too much, he originally wanted to use Wang Tiqian to contain Wei Zhongxian, if Wang Tiqian shrank his hands and feet, it would not be good.

After the enemy soldiers are repulsed, it means that after the big event is over, I will still support you.

Wang Tiqian bowed and said: "Back to the emperor, the slave and maid are indeed at odds with the Duke of Wei, but at this time, the slave and maid have no intention of provoking infighting, this booklet is conclusive evidence, there is indeed this matter, and the slave and maid are out of concern for the safety of the Jingshi, so they dare not hide it, and are in a hurry to report to the emperor." ”

Zhu Youxiao lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and said, "Wei Zhongxian colluded with Jianyu? He is a eunuch, what is the benefit of colluding with Jianyu? ”

Wang Tiqian also wondered about this problem, it stands to reason that Wei Zhongxian in Daming is to have wind and rain and rain, and to have silver and silver, even if he unfortunately loses power, under normal circumstances, the emperor is waiting for the work, and it is a big deal to go to the emperor's mausoleum to support the elderly. How many benefits can there be from defecting to Jianyu? How many things can these barbarians have to satisfy Wei Zhongxian?

Wang Tiqian thought in private, I am afraid that it was Wu Dayong, the school captain, who colluded with Jianyu to be reliable, Wu Dayong wanted to be transferred to Yongdingmen, and bribed Wei Zhongxian, and Wei Zhongxian was greedy for money, so he had a relationship with Wu Dayong and became suspicious.

Wang Tiqian analyzed it like this, but he wouldn't say it, no matter what, now the emperor is also panicked, and he happened to stink him Wei Zhongxian, so he said: "How many benefits did Jianyu give Wei Zhongxian, but the slave maid didn't investigate clearly. However, Wu Dayong colluded with Jianyu, and Wei Zhongxian transferred Wu Dayong from the inspection captain to Yongdingmen, but it was true. ”

Zhu Youxiao was silent. At this moment, I suddenly heard Wei Zhongxian's voice shouting: "Emperor, Emperor......"

Wang Tiqian was taken aback, and quietly looked left and right, didn't what he said just now quickly reach Wei Zhongxian's ears? But there is no one in this house, who would dare to eavesdrop on the window outside the door? This Qianqing Palace is full of people, where is there a chance to eavesdrop.

Wei Zhongxian rushed into the warm pavilion and didn't even look at Wang Tiqian, as if Wang Tiqian didn't exist. Wei Zhongxian directly pounced and fell to the ground and cried: "Emperor, the big thing is not good, the Yongding Gate of the outer city has been broken!" ”

Zhu Youxiao stood up and said angrily: "The city of Jingshi is high and impregnable, why did Jianyu break it when he first arrived in the city?" Say! ”