Brother Zhu Youxiao

Chapter 468 The capital shakes
"hurry up!"

"Be careful with Long Live things, if something breaks, you'll want your heads first!"

"Long live you watch your step..."

At 11:18 on the first day of April in the 30th year of Tianqi, when the sun had already set and the sky was getting a bit cold, soldiers and horses from Daxingzhou in the north of Yanshan Mountain were protecting Zhu Youxiao and retreating to the south.

On the flat river valley, two thousand Yiluan guard cavalrymen and five hundred Jinyi guards escorted nearly a thousand cooks, eunuchs, court ladies and civilian husbands to the south. Zhu Youxiao rode on horseback and was closely guarded by the Yiluan guard cavalry. Ci Ran, Wei Zhongxian, and Wei Liangqing.

Zhu Ciran's immature face showed some fear, while Wei Zhongxian's face was pale, and Wei Liangqing also looked nervous.

At this time, although Zhu Youxiao was a little flustered, at least he could hold his breath.

He sat on the horseback with a gloomy face, and steered the horse to retreat towards the south.

It is only a hundred miles from Daxingzhou to Yanshan County. At their current speed, they will be able to reach Yanshan County by noon tomorrow at most.

In Yanshan County, there are also 8000 infantrymen from Yiluan Guard, [-] Han generals, and [-] Jing troops. Counting the cavalry of Yiluan Guard, there are [-] people.

Zhu Youxiao tried his best to suppress his temper, but the anger in his words was still uncontrollable, which made Wei Zhongxian and Wei Liangqing tremble.

"The guards of the Shangzhi Dudu Mansion are unfavorable, and should be punished!"

Although these words are a bit hypocritical, the reason is that everyone in the courtyard is from Yanshan, and in Yanshan education, they are often taught that the people are the most important.

Therefore, as long as the emperor wanted to retreat, the northern captive cavalry who could not find his position could only retreat after looting.

"Long live, Tang Qi reported back that the road thirty miles ahead is safe." Wei Liangqing hurriedly bowed in response, and Zhu Youxiao immediately reacted when he heard his words.

With them around, even if someone in the Flying Bear Guard had a wrong mind, someone would stand up and defend the emperor going south.

It's just a pity that his Uncle Qi Wang is currently in Shangjing, more than 900 miles away, and it is impossible to come back even with wings.

Therefore, Sun Chengzong couldn't help saying: "Let's call in the flying Xiongwei to help."

"What's more, if His Majesty is imprisoned, and the northern captives break into Beizhili, wouldn't it make more than seven million people in Beizhili suffer from the war?"

After all, he was only ten years old, and he was fine to make jokes on weekdays, but he was still a little nervous when he encountered a war for the first time.

It is impossible for Wei Liangqing and Wei Zhongxian to betray him. Although he exiled the Wei Zhao clan, Wei Zhao still has no worries about food and clothing in Nanzhou.

However, for unknown reasons, the patrolling cavalry did not light the beacon tower in time. It was not until Lin Danhan led tens of thousands of cavalry into more than [-] miles that he was discovered by the patrolling patrols outside Duolun County.

"As long as Jin Qi guards Yanshan County and allows Wansui to retreat from other places, half of our suspicions will be cleared."

Everyone was yelled at by him, and they all shut their mouths, and Chengde also supported his forehead and said:
"Fortunately, Jin Qi led troops to rescue him in time, and now I just hope that nothing will happen outside the pass."

"Call the Zhigong Guards and the Feixiong Guards and Dragon Tiger Guards from the Imperial City to rescue them!"

Looking at it this way, there are at least three factions under Qi Wangfu who have the possibility of taking action.

"Jingcha must be led by us!"

After the officials above the seventh rank walked into the courtyard where Cheng De lived, Cheng De turned around and looked at them and asked:
"If this matter is not explained clearly, dirty water will be poured on our heads!"

Zhu Cixuan and Zhu Cijiong were too young to fall asleep long ago, while Zhang Yan comforted Concubine Fan Gui and the others on the train.

"The reason why Shangzhi exposed a hole this time and let the northern captives get in is because His Majesty mobilized soldiers and horses to defend him and hunt him. We can't blame us!"

After a quarter of an hour of tossing around like this, Zhang Yan and the others boarded the train for the first time.

Zhu Xieyuan spoke first, and his tone was flat, not worried that the emperor was besieged by Lin Danhan.

"I think this incident was directed and acted by Gu party officials, and they framed us!"

Zhu Youxiao frowned, and at this time Tang Qi in front also came on horseback and reported some news to Wei Liangqing.

"However, as the soldiers and horses approach, all the valleys and roads in the north will have heavy troops rushing back. The closer they are to our army, the safer our army will be."

"Hmm..." Hearing Wei Liangqing's words, Zhu Youxiao frowned rarely, but at the same time, he also began to doubt this matter in his heart.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yan could only tentatively ask: "How many soldiers and horses did General Jin Shen bring? Can you escort us to the south by land?"

"The maidservant takes Yi's decree." Liu Ruoyu hurriedly agreed upon hearing the words, and then withdrew with Jin Qi.

"But..." Hearing Sun Chengzong's words, everyone nodded.

At this time, he knew why his father was always reluctant to leave his Uncle Qi.

"This..." Wei Zhongxian didn't understand military affairs, so he could only focus on Wei Liangqing. Seeing this, Wei Liangqing immediately helped Wei Zhongxian out of the siege and said:

In other words, there are still 4 soldiers and horses left to guard the frontier fortress, and among these 4 people, there are more than [-] and [-] cavalry.

Liu Ruoyu led the remaining 2000 people to wait for the train to arrive at the station, while Jin Qi galloped towards Yanshan County with [-] soldiers from the Miyun Camp.

More than 3000 Yiluan guard infantry and more than a thousand Han generals escorted them south, and finally arrived at Anjiang Town in the southwest of Yanshan County at [-]:[-] pm.

They sat in the carriage and waited for the train to start. Not long after, Liu Ruoyu brought a general in general armor to the carriage.

"Huduntu is unlikely to know that Wansui went hunting in Daxingzhou. It is estimated that he will go straight to Yanshan County."

By the time they all arrived at Huangji Gate, it was already the seven quarters of Haishi (22:45).

But at this time, Zhang Yan, Zhu Cixuan, Zhu Cijiong and others retreated south under the escort of Liu Ruoyu, the eunuch who stayed behind in Dading Palace.

The Shangzhi Gongwei Battalion stationed 2 battalions in Kaiping Prefecture, with [-] soldiers and horses. Zhu Youxiao only transferred eight battalions of infantry, which means less than [-] soldiers.

Although the north knew about his safari in Yanshan Mountain, northern captives usually hunted grass valleys after autumn, so it was somewhat strange that the sudden spring came to snatch them this time.

Due to the war in the Northeast, all the Shangzhigong Guards in the pass were transferred to the three prefectures of Taining.

Cheng De said so, but he also knew in his heart that no matter how he washed it, the Yanshan faction was also the one with the most suspicion.

It's just that after all the officials dispersed, Cheng De, who was the censor of Zuoqian capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, brought the officials of the Yanshan School back to the official office in the capital with an ugly face.

"Have the queens returned to the capital?"

In the final analysis, this matter is still a problem with the army, and a large number of grassroots generals in the army are graduates of the Yanshan Military Academy, so no matter how they talk about it, Cheng De and the others cannot avoid the scapegoat.

Zhu Youxiao took too many people on this trip, and there were nearly a thousand concubines and maids serving them, so the first train could only take the Jingjun with less than a hundred people.

As soon as he said this, everyone nodded and approved, and with the approval of the cabinet and the six ministers, a group of Tangqi rushed out of the capital, and Fei Xiongwei also galloped towards the railway station at the North Railway Station of the capital. Ready to go outside the pass to save the driver.

For a while, there were endless disputes in the courtyard, but Chengde also yelled with a headache: "Okay!"

"Right now, we just need to mobilize the three battalions of Huairou, Changping, and Jizhou to go to the Great Wall to rescue them, and escort Wansui to the train station in Anjiang Town to take the train south."

Zhu Youxiao knew very well that the last thing he wanted him to die at the moment was the gentry and civil servants in the world.

On the surface, Zhang Maocai's words sounded like Zhu Youxiao's problem, but actually it wasn't.

The arrangement left by Zhu Youjian, as long as there is no accident, no one can hurt Zhu Youxiao.

Yuan Keli and the others didn't doubt the fighting power of the Ming army, but they suspected that the upright Ming army didn't want to fight at all.

Zhang Yan is not a fool, she knows very well that if this incident was not an accident, then Prince Qi's Mansion should be involved.

In the middle of the night, bells and drums sounded in the capital, officials of the fourth rank and above rushed to Huangjimen in official uniforms.

"Woooo-"

After that, maybe he felt that the pace of the infantry was too slow, so he galloped towards Yanshan County with more than [-] light-armed horsemen in the battalion.

"Let's arrange it like this, but His Royal Highness Qi Wang must be notified about the matter."

"The mobilization of soldiers and horses in Shangzhi Dudu's Mansion was arranged by His Highness. We can only get the news, but we cannot arbitrarily mobilize the troops and horses arranged by His Highness."

Except for the white disaster that caused the northern captives to go south to hunt grass valleys, Zhu Youxiao couldn't think of another reason why the northern captives appeared in Kaiping Mansion.

Zhang Yan in the car opened the window and looked at Jin Qi. After learning that he was the younger brother of her child's first teacher Jin Xuan, she immediately felt relieved, so she quickly asked:

What's more, after arriving in Yanshan County, as long as Zhu Youxiao walks fifty miles to the capital railway embankment, he can return to the capital by taking the train that has already opened to the local traffic.

When they heard the sound of the train whistle, Zhang Yan's heart was relieved.

As long as these cavalry patrols are effective, they will be able to report to the rear as soon as the northern captives enter the Kaiping mansion, Zhu Youxiao can retreat calmly, and the [-] guard infantry who are hunting can also support Duolun.

"call……"

"What else needs to be discussed about this matter? Rescue him quickly, so as to avoid the recurrence of the civil fortress!"

What's more, even if you want him to die, you won't pick this time, because...

If Zhang Yan hadn't brought Zhu Cixuan and Zhu Cijiong back to Dading Palace in advance, all the male heirs of Zhu Youxiao's line would have been wiped out.

Xiao Daogui, who was standing with Chengde in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, couldn't help but speak, and his words made the 29 Yanshan officials in the courtyard furious:

He calmed down his mood a bit, and then continued to ask Wei Zhongxian:

"General Jin, can the train leave?"

In addition, the [-] Shang Zhiming troops who protected him from hunting were also rushing towards Yanshan, and Tang Qi also rushed to the capital with an army report of [-] miles.

"Long live, the cavalry of the arch guard battalion have stayed at the frontier stone fortress to patrol. This time, the guards in charge of the hunting grounds are all infantry and gunners. Even if they don't care about the artillery, they can travel a maximum of one hundred miles a day."

What Jin Qi said inside and outside is to let Zhang Yan and the others leave the battlefield and return to the capital early. Although Zhang Yan is suspicious of Qi Wangfu, she has no one to trust, so she can only choose to trust Jin Qi.

They are all his own people, so Li Demao let go of it.

As long as he is there, it gives the people around him a sense of security.

"Returning to Your Highness, there are only two railways in operation at present, which can bring 200 people south at the same time." Jin Qi explained:

When he came to the car, Liu Ruoyu explained to Zhang Yan, and the 26-year-old general quickly knelt down and saluted.

Cheng De got angry at the crowd, but the three leaders among the crowd also frowned tightly, among them Li Demao from the Ministry of War also stood up and said:
"Our bureaucrats can't control the affairs of the army, and even if we want to do it, we won't do it so stupidly."

As an emperor, Zhu Youxiao couldn't figure out which faction was responsible for it for a while, but he soon remembered Huanglong's move to Tianjin.

"..." Zhang Yan frowned when she heard that Jin Tuana spoke differently from ordinary civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty, "Is General Jin Can also graduated from Yanshan?"

Yuan Keli had the same idea as Zhu Xieyuan, that is, Lin Danhan should not be allowed to enter the Great Wall to plunder.

Although Fei Xiongwei also came from Yanshan Mountain, at least he was under the control of the emperor, and the emperor placed chess pieces among the three guards.

In the gatehouse of Huangji Gate, Gu Bingqian, Yuan Keli, Shi Fenglai, Sun Chengzong and other cabinet ministers, the six divisions and the six ministers were present one after another.

While they were retreating, the soldiers of the Gongwei battalion who were in charge of protecting the hunting also marched in all directions, heading towards Yanshan County.

"We need to send more soldiers and horses, hurry up and rescue him!"

Right now, the [-]th Battalion of the Gongwei Battalion in the Three Prefectures of Taining actually made Lin Danhan rush to Duolun County, so the loyalty of the [-]th Battalion is open to question.

As long as they have a stone fort to light the beacon tower, the situation outside the pass will not be so passive.

Thinking of this, Chengde couldn't help having a headache, and Xiao Daogui who was next to him suddenly remembered something when he saw this, and he couldn't help saying with an ugly face:
"Today seems to be the time for Governor Huang to settle in Tianjin, Governor Huang..."

At the same time, with the expedited delivery of Babaili, the civil and military officials in the capital also knew about Lin Danhan's knocking on the pass.

If Lin Danhan entered Beizhili, and the thirty guard battalions of the three prefectures outside the pass remained indifferent, then things would be bad.

"Miyun Battalion General Jin Qi has led his troops to support Yanshan County by train. There are also eight battalions of soldiers and horses around Yanshan County to support. Although they are all infantry, there are [-] cavalry from Yiluan Guard next to Wansui."

Zhu Youxiao calmly analyzed the situation he encountered, and thought of Zhang Yan, Zhu Cixuan, Zhu Cijiong and others who had returned to Yanshan in advance.

"What's more, there has never been an accident since the railway was built. As long as His Highness takes the railway southward, he can reach the capital in three hours, but it takes at least two days to go by land. Please think twice..."

For a moment, there was a lot of noise in the hall, and Gu Bingqian also looked at Yuan Keli and Zhu Xieyuan.

"The empress and the others have already received the news. It is estimated that they will leave the Dading Palace at this time, and they will arrive at Anjiang Town at the latest at Haishi (21 o'clock). From Anjiang Town, they will take the dispatched train back to Beijing."

Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhu Ciran, and when Zhu Ciran noticed his father's gaze, he also looked at him, but soon Zhu Youxiao looked away.

The chaos below was due to party disputes, but the twelve of them knew that the only people who took action on this matter were the people from the Qi Palace, and it couldn't be them.

One of the two went to refill the train with water and coal, while the other waited for the follow-up soldiers to arrive at the train station, and then prepared to lead the troops northward.

Zhu Youxiao's face turned dark, because there are only two factions in the government and the opposition, one is the civil servants, and the other is the Qi Palace.

"Maohe is right. Long Live is safe and secure. The key is to repel the northern captives, so as to prevent the northern captives from entering the pass and plundering."

"Your Highness, this is the news from the Miyun Camp. The Miyun general Jin Qi who came to rescue him by train is the younger brother of Jin Xuan, the governor of Yingzhou South Island."

As long as Uncle Qi is by their side, he will give people a sense of stability, and no one will panic.

"When will Duoyan and the soldiers and horses guarding the hunting ground in Kaiping Mansion come to us?"

In other words, at the latest tomorrow afternoon, Zhu Youxiao can get on the train, and as long as he gets on the train, he will be safe.

A short-range raid of eighty miles is not difficult for the infantry of the Ming army, let alone the cavalry of Yiluan Guard.

Zhu Youxiao analyzed the pros and cons, and then continued to retreat southward.

"Your Highness is thousands of miles away. If His Majesty is imprisoned, it will shake the foundation of the country. Although we hope that His Highness will ascend the Great Treasure, we don't want His Highness to ascend the Great Treasure in the name of killing brothers."

Civil officials may want to kill Zhu Youxiao, but it is impossible to destroy his lineage. Only by killing him and supporting their eldest son Zhu Ciran can they meet their needs to control the emperor and fight against their younger brother.

At this moment, he is somewhat jittery, and everyone is suspicious.

"The last general is indeed from Yanshan Military Academy." Jin Qi responded quickly, but Zhang Yan also hesitated when he heard that he was from Yanshan.

Wei Liangqing kept nodding his head. Zhu Youxiao was very concerned about this scene, and asked, "What's wrong?"

These two were considered to be one of the few people in the cabinet who personally led the army to fight and won the battle, so Gu Bingqian needed them to analyze the situation.

"Is it the Mansion of the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies..."

My younger brother left Beizhili and went to Nuergan, which indeed gave the Beilu a chance, but even if the Beilu wanted to snatch it again, he would have to wait until May and June instead of starting in April, unless the grassland was attacked by the Bai Dynasty last winter. disaster.

He is very clear about the character of the emperor. When encountering such a thing, he must first protect himself and retreat, instead of leading troops to fight the northern captives like Yingzong and Wuzong.

Once he dies, no matter who is in power, his younger brother is either the regent or the emperor. Based on his ruling philosophy, the gentry and civil officials in the world will be worse than the officials in Zhu Yuanzhang's time.

If the grassland did not suffer from white disasters, then it meant that someone had leaked the news, and if the northern captives came to kill Yanshan, it meant that the people who leaked the news were not simply ordinary people or gentry.

"How can we do such a thing?"

Fortunately, the soldiers from Miyunying arrived by other trains. After there were more trains, six trains were dispatched from the station at intervals, and Zhang Yan and the others were able to take less than 3000 people southward.

"These moths should be killed!"

This kind of education has also led to the fact that no matter whether there are any corrupt people among the twenty or so people in the courtyard, or whether there are mermaid people, they still put the people first, otherwise they will be kicked out of the Yanshan School .

Gu Bingqian finally made a conclusion, that is, to remind Zhu Youjian to return to the capital early.

"Six thousand troops from the Huairou Camp and Changping Camp have assembled towards Miyun. After getting on the train, His Highness can go directly to the capital without worrying about safety."

Even Zhu Ciran saw his father so angry for the first time, but at this moment he was already frightened.

On the road of three hundred miles, more than 200 stone fortresses and more than 2000 soldiers and horses were involved.

At this juncture, although the people below are chaotic, their cabinet and six ministers are very calm.

"Well, Ruoyu, you can arrange it." Zhang Yan nodded slightly, and then explained to Liu Ruoyu.

"When His Highness comes back, we must go to Shushu to launch the Jingcha!"

"Although the northern captives are coming in menacingly, it is impossible to know the exact location of Wansui."

Even Jin Qi has led troops to help, they are still not at ease, because Jin Qi is also a member of Qi Wangfu.

According to "Daming Huidian" and "Emperor Ming Zu Xun", once his lineage dies, his younger brother will definitely sit on the throne, even if he refuses.

All in all, this matter was not done by civil servants...

Wei Zhongxian responded quickly, and Zhu Youxiao was relieved to hear that Zhang Yan and the children were fine, but after the relief, he immediately felt angry:
"What does Shangzhi in Kaiping Mansion do?!"

They want His Royal Highness King Qi to visit the Great Treasure, but they will not be so stupid as to let the northern captives knock on the pass and harm the common people.

Under Prince Qi's mansion, there are the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, officials of the Yanshan faction, and nobles who are related to his younger brother, Concubine Wei Pingyang.

"This matter is too obvious. We didn't do it at all, but it has to be blamed on us."

"This..." Jin Qi lowered his head and pondered for a few seconds, as if a little embarrassed:
"Your Highness, please forgive me. The last general is preparing to lead troops to Yanshan County to rescue him. His Highness is surrounded by Yiluan Guard, General Dahan, and the Jing Army. It is already very safe. He can reach the capital safely without the last general."

If they die, they will lose the most.

"In the past, they had been deploying defenses around a hundred miles around our army, but now, at most, they are seven or eight miles faster than us every hour, so it will take at least a day to catch up."

It's just that Zhu Ciran and Zhu Youxiao couldn't stand the pain at all, so the troops retreating south could only retreat at a speed of twenty miles per hour.

Li Demao's words won the approval of everyone, and Zhang Maocai of the Five Armies Governor's Mansion even said:

Zhu Ciran was afraid, but Zhu Youxiao took a deep breath after getting angry, and then exhaled.

She is now bringing two heirs with her. If something happens to Zhu Cixuan and Zhu Cijiong, and then something happens to Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Ciran, then...

Eighty percent of the Sixth Battalion's soldiers in Mali were infantry, so they couldn't defend at all.

"This group..."

Looking at the hundred or so officials above the fourth grade, Gu Bingqian also told the story, and this statement exploded.

"Miyun Battalion Counselor Jin Qi led the army for being late, please forgive me, Your Highness!"

Not counting the thirty battalions of soldiers and horses, the number of guard battalions in the pass is only twenty battalions, and the twenty battalions of soldiers and horses are scattered in various provinces, and there are only six battalions of soldiers and horses stationed in Beizhili.

"It can't be him!" Cheng De dismissed Xiao Daogui's conjecture with a wave of his hand:

"The blockage at the Songjiang Mansion Wharf is a fact. He also acted in accordance with the cabinet's order. Everyone is suspicious, but he is not."

Cheng De explained for Huang Long, but Li Demao said: "No matter what, this matter is too involved, and this time is stuck when he arrives in Tianjin. We can not think so, but what about Long Live?"

"Long live?" Hearing this, Chengde's face turned gloomy and he said gloomyly:
"If I live forever, no matter who the culprit is, this is the best time to attack you and my Yanshan students..."

　The second is around [-]:[-] p.m.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)