My Red Mansion Career

Chapter 111 Rushing to Tongguan’s aid
The little eunuch quickly walked up to the visitor and whispered: "Master Jia, please follow me here."

Jia Yu looked at Feng Tang, who nodded upon seeing this. Jia Yu followed the young eunuch past the officials who were queuing up and entered the main hall from a small road, and then led him to an empty space on the right side of the main hall.

"Master Jia, please stay here."

"Thank you so much, little father-in-law. I wonder what you call me?"

Jia Yu thanked the young eunuch and put a silver dollar into his hand.

The little eunuch touched the silver dollar in his hand, and his already attentive smile became even brighter, "Mr. Jia, you are too polite. You can just call me little noble son."

After that, he leaned close to Jia Yu and said in a low voice: "Sir, your Majesty specially asked Manager Dai to arrange this position."

"Oh...I know, thank you father-in-law for letting me know."

When Jia Yu heard this, he immediately knew something in his mind. It was estimated that Emperor Changping would have something to ask him to do later, so he specifically asked Dai Quan to arrange it for him.

It only took one silver dollar to get such crucial information, so the money was not wasted.

After the little eunuch left, Jia Yu looked at it again and found that the chest patches of the officials next to him were all embroidered with animals, while the chest patches of the officials on the left were all embroidered with birds. It seemed that the chest patches of the officials next to him were all embroidered with birds. Wen Zuowu and Wu You came to stand on duty.

Just when Jia Yu was looking around and enjoying herself, several loud whips sounded outside the hall.

"Crack...crack...crack..."

After the loud and whistling whip sounded, the originally noisy hall instantly became quiet, followed by a slightly sharp and high-pitched voice.

"Your Majesty has arrived...all the officials have returned to their seats!"

"His Majesty has arrived...all the officials are silent!"

After the sound rang several times, Emperor Changping, dressed in plain (white) dragon robes, surrounded by Dai Quan and several other eunuchs, arrived at the Huangji Hall and sat on the glittering dragon chair.

Don't be surprised, Daxia's dragon robes are not just yellow as common people think. The emperor's dragon robes include white, yellow, black (black), red, etc., which are based on the representative colors of the five elements.

As for which color to wear, it mainly depends on the emperor's mood.

When Emperor Changping sat down, the sound of whips outside the palace immediately stopped.

At the same time, all the ministers also bowed down: "I will see your Majesty...Long live my emperor!"

"Everyone is flat!"

Emperor Changping waved his hand to signal the officials to stand down.

After all the officials had taken their positions, Emperor Changping immediately said, "Your Majesty...just now...an urgent report came from the border.

Totu Buhua established himself as the Mongolian Khan and led the Chahar tribe, Jungar tribe and more than ten tribes, a total of [-] troops. Four days ago, he broke through Datong Prefecture in Shanxi Province. Now he is attacking the capital. Tongguan is in emergency. I don’t know how you like it. What good advice do you have? "

"boom……"

Emperor Changping's words were like a thunderbolt exploding above everyone's heads.

Datong Mansion is the most important part of Xuanda's defense line, and there are [-] troops stationed all year round. How could it fall so quickly?

As for Tongguan, it is even more important. It is the northern gateway of Shenjing. Once Tongguan is breached, the Mongolian cavalry can directly attack the capital, which will be in danger.

Hearing such bad news, the entire Huangji Palace boiled like a boiling pot, and the crowd was noisy for a while. Even the patrol censor stood up and shouted several times, but he could not calm down the officials.

"Crack...crack...crack..."

"Quiet...Quiet..." It wasn't until the sound of the whistle whip sounded again, overwhelming the noise, that the officials gradually became quiet.

Tan Qingyun, the chief assistant of the cabinet, stood up, glared at the officials and shouted: "As an important minister of the imperial court, he actually behaved inappropriately in front of the emperor. What crime should he be guilty of? Where is the patrolling censor?"

"The subordinate is here!"

Several patrol censors immediately stood up.

"Write down the names of those who just made the noise, and hand them over to the officials after they go to court. All these people will be rated as average or lower in this year's assessment. They will not be promoted within three years. The originally planned promotions will be canceled immediately!"

"Subordinate to obey!"

As soon as Tan Qingyun's words came out, the expressions of all the officials immediately changed.

He will not be promoted within three years, which is very serious.

As the saying goes, one step is slow and the other is slow. Maybe this slowness will last a lifetime. Tan Qingyun's move can be said to have hit the officials seven inches.

Emperor Changping, who was sitting on the dragon chair, looked at the officials with a gloomy expression. He waited until Tan Qingyun had maintained order before continuing: "Now Tongguan is in danger, and the capital is in danger. I wonder if you, my beloved ministers, have any good ideas?"

"His Majesty!"

An official wearing a scarlet robe stood up. This person was Ye Tan, Minister of the Ministry of War. He bowed to Emperor Changping and said:
"Although Tongguan occupies the advantage of natural danger, it only has [-] defenders. How can it withstand the Mongolian Tatars' [-] cavalry? I believe that the capital camp should be sent to Tongguan immediately. Otherwise, if Tongguan is broken, the capital will be in danger!"

Emperor Changping nodded: "Ai Qing, as the Minister of War, how many troops do you think should be sent to Tongguan, and who should be the commander-in-chief?"

"I think that the deputy commander of the Beijing camp, Wang Zitengke, will be the commander-in-chief of the troops, and the reinforcements should not be too few.

The Beijing camp needs to dispatch at least six battalions of soldiers and horses! Ye Tan said without hesitation.

"Sixth Battalion of Soldiers and Horses?"

Ye Tan's words made the officials in the hall a little commotion again, but Tan Qingyun's words just now were still in their ears, and the officials quickly regained their composure.

"No!"

Ding Yu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, immediately came out and said, "There are only eight battalions of troops in the Beijing camp. Six battalions are sent out at once. If something goes wrong, what will happen to the safety of Your Majesty and the Supreme Emperor? What will happen to the safety of millions of people in Shenjing?"

Ye Tan said sternly: "Master Ding, don't forget, the Mongolian Tatars have an army of [-]. How can we resist the Mongolian army if we don't have enough soldiers and horses?"

"I am just discussing the matter." Ding Yu said without any sign of weakness: "Besides, Tongguan is a dangerous pass. There is no need to send too many soldiers and horses there. I think it is enough to send three to four battalions of soldiers and horses to rush for reinforcements."

"The third and fourth battalions have too few soldiers and horses? Without an army of more than [-], it is impossible to repel the Mongolian Tatars!" Ye Tan shook his head like a rattle.

Seeing the two people quarreling on the spot in the main hall, someone else suggested that the Liaodong Army be sent to the pass for reinforcements, but it was rejected as soon as it was proposed.

The Liaodong Army was the main force responsible for resisting the Hou Jin army. Once the Liaodong Army left, Nurhachi would never let go of this opportunity.

If the Mongols are a wolf, then Hou Jin is a vicious tiger. Compared with the Mongols, Hou Jin poses a higher threat to Daxia.

Someone else suggested ordering all parts of Daxia to rush to Beijing to serve the king, but this was also rejected.

Nowadays, Tongguan is in danger. When the troops from all over the country come to Beijing to Qinwang, the day lilies are cold.

A group of officials discussed for a long time, and finally agreed to Ye Tan's proposal.

Six battalions of soldiers and horses from the Five Military Camps, Three Thousand Battalions, Ganxian Camp, Guoyi Camp, Yangwei Camp, and Zhenwu Camp were sent, led by Wang Ziteng, the Jiedushi Envoy of the Beijing Camp, to rush to Tongguan.

(End of this chapter)