The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 213

Tianxing Mansion, the mansion of the auxiliary government.

"Are you serious?!" Zhu Yu'ao stared anxiously at Cao Hongzu, holding in his hands the three memorials that the latter had just handed to him, namely: impeachment of Jiang Zhengxi for lying about military exploits and cowardice to avoid the enemy; He wanted to fight; Cao Hongzu led his troops to kill the captives and captured Fan Shaozu.

"Returning to Your Highness, the matter is of great importance, how dare the last general lie." Cao Hongzu hurriedly said, "The captives attacked our troops at night, and the last general led the army to fight the enemy hard. overwhelmed.

"At the end of the day, we will arrive in Yanping for a few days, and Jiang Zhengxi's men and horses have not been seen for hundreds of miles. They are definitely not there. And Jiang Zhengxi lied that the captives were afraid of war and begged for surrender. !"

While the two were talking, Wang Yinghua, He Wunu, Zeng Daowei and other Zhu Yu'ao's confidantes arrived.Cao Hongzu explained the Yanping incident to them in detail, and finally said: "Now the army should be assembled immediately, ready to fight the captives at any time!"

"How could this be?!" He Wuzhen was shocked when he heard the words, "It's not that Boluo begged to surrender, but Lin Yuji was the envoy to surrender..."

Wang Yinghua murmured: "Jianlu's begging to surrender began with Jiang Zhengxi's 'Great Victory', and later Lin Yuji advocated it, and the Empress Dowager Zeng issued an order to decide the decision, but no one else reported the defeat of Jianlu. Thinking about it now, there is something strange about it. "

"But I don't know why Jiang Zhengxi, Lin Yuji and others, and...the empress dowager are like this?"

"What's the use of talking about it right now?" Zeng Daowei said anxiously, "If what Cao Shoubei said is true, the prisoner will be in great trouble!" He glanced at the few people, and carefully cupped his hands at Zhu Yu'ao and said, "Your Highness, maybe To transfer soldiers from Guangdong..."

More than ten days ago, Su Guansheng sent a secret letter, saying that he would persuade Ding Kuichu to send troops, and his general Su Pin had already led an army of more than [-] people to Fujing, dispatched by His Highness the Assistant Prince.The day before yesterday Su Guansheng's secret letter arrived again, saying that he was entering southern Fujian with the Cantonese army, passed through Shanghang, and came straight to Tianxing Mansion.Since Su Pin fought under the banner of King Qin to resist the captives, there was no obstacle along the way, and the marching speed was extremely fast.

Zhu Yu'ao frowned, Ding Kuichu's soldiers were going to be used by him to control Tianxing Mansion, but now that the enemy is in captivity, they have to be sent to Yanping first.

"There are still three thousand recruits recruited by Huang Mingjun in Tianxing Mansion, and there are thousands more under Jiang Zhengxi's department. We should send them to Yanping first." Wang Yinghua immediately said, "Besides, King Chen's troops are near Jian'an, so they can go to Yulu. Transfer to Tianxing Mansion to help guard."

"The captive army is powerful. If the Empress Dowager and King Chen's troops lose, Fujing's situation will be in danger." Zeng Daowei immediately shook his head, "We should gather our troops and fight to determine the overall situation!"

"We should transfer the Cantonese Army into Tianxing Mansion first, and then discuss the problem of captives..."

Several people had been arguing for a long time in the auxiliary government's palace, and when they were panicking and unable to make a decision, a guard of the palace hurriedly reported outside the door: "Your Highness, the pond report just sent to Tianxing Mansion, Yanping Great Victory! King Chen was captured and killed. There are more than ten thousand thieves, and the chieftain Boluo will be beheaded!"

Several people in the room looked at each other, Cao Hongzu quickly jumped up and took the pond newspaper, and handed it to Zhu Yu'ao.

"This...wouldn't be another lie, right?" He Wunu said with lingering fear.

At dusk, various news came one after another.

There are generals of the Ming army from all over the country who express their loyalty.Some local officials complained and asked the large group of prisoners not to cross the border.Some Yanping officials asked for credit for King Chen, and by the way, related themselves to Dajie.

So far, several people really believed that Boluo was dead and Yanping won the victory.

Zeng Daowei was the first to breathe a sigh of relief, "It seems that the Fujing captives have been defeated. The remaining defeated troops will be pursued and suppressed by King Chen, and there will be no omissions."

Wang Yinghua lowered his head and pondered for a while, then suddenly cupped his hands to Zhu Yu'ao and said, "Your Highness, this is a golden opportunity, don't miss it! Your Highness, please make up your mind quickly and use all your strength to launch it!"

Zhu Yu'ao asked suspiciously, "What does Chong An mean by good opportunity?"

Wang Yinghua immediately said seriously: "Use the Cantonese army as a reliance, and quickly adjust it to defend Tianxing Mansion, so as to plan the overall situation.

"Also, please impeach me. Jiang Zhengxi lied about his military achievements, avoided the enemy and did not fight, and delayed the military opportunity!

"Lin Yuji is stupid and underestimates the enemy, follows the captives, and puts the country in danger!"

In the end, a bright light flashed in his eyes, and he said word by word: "Empress Dowager Zeng is incompetent, listens to traitors, interferes in politics and harms the country. Please move the Empress Dowager to the Palace of Renshou and Luan Palace!"

As soon as these people learned that the enemy was safe, their minds immediately turned to internal fighting.

Hall of Renshou and Luan Palace?Zhu Yu'ao's heart jumped wildly immediately, and he knew the meaning very well.

When Emperor Tianqi was young, his adoptive mother Li Xuanshi wanted to control the government and insisted on living in the Qianqing Palace. Yang Lian and other courtiers firmly opposed it, and finally succeeded in forcing him to move to the Xiaoluan Palace.Since then, Li Xuanshi has been unable to intervene in the government.This is the famous transfer case.

Although I don't know why the Empress Dowager Zeng has been so confused about the feigned surrender of Jianlu this time, but using this matter as a starting point, she may really be able to force her to move to the palace.From then on, above the imperial court, it is his assistant king who decides what to do.

He Wuzhen and Zeng Daowei saw that Zhu Yu'ao seemed to be moved, regretted that Wang Yinghua had taken the lead, and hurriedly offered advice.All of a sudden, everyone in the room was gearing up, and there was a scene of enthusiasm.

……

Countless people and horses meandered along the official road, with a large number of supplies and weapons sandwiched in the team, which was so mighty that the end could not be seen at a glance.

Two men who looked like officers walked side by side, and the man on the left looked at the rear. There were several well-carved horses and horses, which were quite different from the military vehicles next to them.The guards around him were dressed in a black outer shirt and a pure white coat inside, with left scimitars on their waists and short spring-wheeled guns in the back.Regardless of their attire or their weapons and equipment, they were obviously not ordinary Ming soldiers.

"Hey, brother Li, who are those rich drivers behind?" He said in Cantonese.

The person on the right glanced back and said in Cantonese, "That's Mu Jing, the son of the chieftain of the Mu family in western Yunnan. It must have promised us General Su some benefits, and he went to Fujian with the army, as if to congratulate the new emperor on his enthronement."

"The Mu family?" The person on the left smiled evilly, "I heard that there are three daughters in his family, all of whom are beautiful, especially the second daughter, tsk tsk, that's..."

"Keep your voice down," another person hastily patted him, "You haven't seen their guards, if they listened to them, it would be difficult to deal with..."

"That is, that is."

"Yale, where did elder brother go?" In a spacious carriage in the middle of the rear line, came a woman's voice as empty as an orchid, "Why haven't you seen him come back yet?"

A strong horse-riding guard beside the car hurriedly said respectfully through the curtain: "Go back to the second lady, the young master said that he went to Mr. Su."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a handsome man in white Confucian attire coming on a horse from a distance. It was Mu Jing, the next chieftain of the Mu family.

Ya Le immediately said again: "It is the young master who has returned."

Na Mu Jing urged the horse to gallop to the side of the carriage, and when the guard said that his sister was looking for him, he jumped off the horse with a smile, and caught up with the slowly moving carriage in a few steps.

(End of this chapter)