No matter what he wanted to do first, Boyan Timur had already decided to go home anyway.

It was cold, and the other soldiers wanted to go home. As for the resumption of the war, everyone except Ye Xian was opposed.

After arguing for a while, Boyan Timur persuaded Xiangye first: "Big brother, or as promised, I will escort the Emperor Taishang and return to Datong first."

In this way, the safety of the Emperor can be guaranteed, and the retreat can also be arranged in advance. ”

I also heard the words first and nodded. After thinking about it in my heart, I also felt that it was feasible to let Boyan Timur return to Datong with 10,000 soldiers and horses from his headquarters first, and take the Emperor Taishang away, so that he could not only pocket the 600,000 taels of ransom, but also not have to return the universal talisman of the Emperor.

600,000 taels of silver, plus the treasures of the entire eight carriages that Empress Dowager Sun gave at the beginning, were enough for the entire tribe to live comfortably for a year.

Next year's days have fallen, and the year after next will talk about the year after next.

So he made up his mind first, and turned his head to ask the Emperor Taishang for instructions.

At this time, Zhu Qizhen's mentality has also changed, or he has given up the idea of returning to Beijing in a short time. His younger brother was too resolute in his actions: in Wenchen, Wang Zhi, Hu Hui, Shang Chen, and Peng Shi were completely driven away.

Xun Guili, Jiao Jing, Duke of Chengguo, Zhu Yi, Marquis Wu Jin, Marquis of Cheng'an, Guo Sheng, Zhao Rong, Bo of Chengcheng, and Bo Gao Yuan, all of them were sent out of Beijing. In addition, Chen Mao, Marquis of Ningyang, Marquis Liu Pu of Anyuan, and Wang Ji of Jingyuan, who were originally sent to the south by Zhu Qizhen himself.

Finally, counting the large group of nobles who were personally buried by Zhu Qizhen in Tumubao, the Beijing Xungui group that now supports Zhu Qizhen has been completely dismantled, and it can almost be said that it no longer exists.

Now, Zhu Qizhen finally figured out why his younger brother insisted on transferring Yu Qian away. Because Yu Qian was promoted by the first emperor, and he also knew that thinking of the feelings of the first emperor, he would not kill himself on the battlefield.

And the rest of these people, especially the Xiaocai Battalion, Tiance Guard, and Yingzhou Guard in this big camp closest to the Warat Army, don't care about this. If he was fighting, his emperor was 'mistakenly injured' by artillery fire and crossbow arrows, and his life was whimpered, it would be very uneconomical.

So in the case that he was already destined to not be able to enter the city, Zhu Qizhen wisely chose to run away.

Seeing that Boyan Timur and the Emperor Taishang had no opinions, they began to appease the generals first: "Let's hold on for a few more days, let's not fight seriously these days, just learn from the new monarch in the city, and show weakness again and again to confuse the enemy."

After the last seven or eight days, we will feign a retreat, and when the Ming army pursues, we will set up an ambush to catch them off guard.

This time, let's try our best to capture the Ming army alive, and then use the captives to ask the new monarch for ransom, so that he can make up the remaining 400,000 taels for us. ”

When the generals heard this, they applauded one after another. According to this set of deployments, the soldiers did not have to fight hard with the hedgehog array of the Ming army, and they were naturally very happy.

And retreat first, then set up an ambush, and then defeat the Ming army, which is the same as the three major battles in Shanxi, the soldiers are already familiar with the operation.

The most important thing is that the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty has set a precedent of ransom the captives with a large amount of money from the Arazhiyuan, which makes the plan of the first master seem very feasible.

Just when the discussion seemed to be about to end, Xi Ning attached to Yexian's ear and muttered a few words softly.

He also changed his attitude because of this, and said to Zhu Qizhen: "Emperor Taishang, when you were in Shanxi, there were Xuanfu generals and others who said that you were fake and refused to open the city to welcome you.

Now in Beijing for so many days, you have never appeared in public in front of the Ming soldiers and people, so the Ming court has reason to say that you are a fake.

We don't care, but if the Ming court keeps emphasizing that someone is pretending to be the emperor in the future, it will be a great disadvantage to you. ”

Zhu Qizhen hurriedly asked, "What does the Taishi mean?" ”

also replied first: "Please Your Majesty before leaving, go to the city to show your face, so that the Ming Dynasty's civil generals, soldiers and people can see your true face, so that no one can say that you are a fake, and you can get rid of future troubles forever." ”

Zhu Qizhen saw that Yexian's words were very firm and could not be refused, so he couldn't take the humiliation on himself, so he had to agree.

So the people dispersed and went their separate ways.

Boyan Timur had already ordered his subordinates to pack their bags, and now they also agreed to retreat, as long as they prepared five more days' rations and forage, they could go on the road.

Boyan Timur was making the final preparations, while Zhu Qizhen got on the chariot, set up the emperor's guard of honor, and swaggered to the city surrounded by 10,000 iron horsemen.

Whether it was the 100,000 Ming troops who had already lined up, or the soldiers in the large camp, when they saw the honor guard of the Son of Heaven, they did not dare to step forward to stop it, let alone launch an attack.

If it is in broad daylight, one is not good, and it bombards the emperor, then whose is it? This crime of punishing the nine clans, but no one wants to carry it.

In this way, Zhu Qizhen's chariot traveled all the way unhindered to Xizhimen before stopping, when the emperor stepped out of the chariot and looked up, it happened to be opposite his younger brother, the new monarch Zhu Qiyu.

Zhu Qiyu didn't expect to make such a move first, and he couldn't help but be very grateful, and hurriedly ordered his guards to beat drums and gongs, calling on the people to go to the city to watch the battle. He also asked the other guards to hurry up to inform Lian Gang, and quickly rushed over with 100,000 painters.

The opportunity is once-in-a-lifetime, but it is fleeting, Zhu Qiyu keenly predicted that his good brother was going to call the door in Beijing.

In order to gain time, Zhu Qiyu stood at the head of the city and shouted to Zhu Qizhen under the city: "The city is the eldest brother? Please come close and speak. ”

Zhu Qizhen heard the words, but he didn't dare to really come closer, what should I do if someone suddenly used cold arrows, and the Emperor Taishang, who was extremely desperate, did not dare to take risks.

Seeing that the Emperor Taishang hesitated, Zhu Qiyu continued to shout: "Please ask the eldest brother to retreat the Warat cavalry, and the younger brother will order the warriors to go down to pick up the eldest brother into the city." ”

Zhu Qizhen shook his head and replied loudly: "My brother is kind, my brother understands it, but there are traitors in the court, if I go back, I am afraid that something will happen."

It's better to wait for the traitors in the DPRK and China to disperse, and then I will discuss the matter of returning to Beijing. ”

That's right, Zhu Qiyu replied loudly: "Since the eldest brother insists, the younger brother has no choice but to respect the eldest brother's will, defend the capital for the eldest brother, and sweep away the traitors."

When the people were in power, the younger brother sent Liu Pu, the Marquis of Anyuan, Wang Ji, the uncle of Jingyuan, Hu Hu, the great uncle, and Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, to pick up the eldest brother and return to Beijing to restore the throne. ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he immediately fell silent, and secretly calculated in his heart: his precious brother is really a peerless master of trading, and he has reached the realm of ease and fascination. Even shouting from a distance of a few hundred meters, he didn't forget to negotiate a deal with himself.

(End of chapter)