Han ride

Chapter 441
The capital and the huge city of Beijing are in a state of panic at this moment. The Xuan Mansion was breached, and the news of Cao Wenzhao's death spread throughout the entire Beijing city in an instant.The [-] troops were wiped out, and the important town of Xuanfu fell into the hands of Jiannu overnight. From Xuanfu to Beijing, there were no more troops to defend.

If Jiannu had entered the Central Plains in the past, but at that time, there were Guanning Army, Yulin Army, Xuanfu important town soldiers and horses, Datong soldiers and horses, etc. around the Ming Dynasty, and elite soldiers from all over the country could come to serve the king, but It's different now, the army of the Xuanfu is gone now, I heard that the troops of Datong are attacking the army of the Duke of Liao, and the [-] troops are still being dragged along the left and right lines, although there are still some soldiers in Datong, However, the army of the Duke of Liao had already occupied Shuozhou, and Jiang Guan's army might not be able to move.All of a sudden, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty suddenly discovered that the huge Ming Empire didn't even have a King Qin's army.

All of a sudden, the government and the public were boiling, and they all questioned why the imperial army was like this, and why Yang Sichang's army sent troops to Yunzhong, causing all the [-] troops to fall into the enemy's hands, and the important town of Xuanfu fell overnight.The common people questioned one after another that the Duke of Liao and the Zhengbei Army were loyal to the imperial court, but now they were besieged by Datong soldiers and horses, and they were almost killed.Now that the army is besieging, the entire Ming Dynasty has no reinforcements that can rescue the capital.

"This damned Yang Sichang, he did something good." Wen Tiren and other cabinet members walked in the palace, their expressions were not good-looking.Behind him, Wu Zongda, Wang Yingxiong, He Wupeng, Qian Shisheng and others looked unhappy. Although Yang Sichang died, the mess left behind caused headaches for many civil and military ministers in the cabinet.

"The emperor is probably in a hurry now." Wu Zongda said coldly: "The one hundred thousand army was wiped out in an instant, and even King Qin's army was gone in the troubled capital. If Jiannu went south, how could the one hundred thousand army resist? Just rely on our Imperial Forest Army of the capital, are they old soldiers? Can they withstand the attack of the Jiannu army? Datong soldiers and horses are now being dragged in Datong by Li Xin, this is all right, no wonder the emperor is also anxious."

"What should we do now?" Wang Yingxiong also said nervously: "At this time, if Li Xin is pardoned and let Li Xin lead the army, Li Xin's army is in the cloud. The slaves returned to the army. And Jiang Yu’s soldiers and horses returned to the capital to serve as King Qin’s army. I don’t know what you think?”

"Will Li Xin agree?" Wen Tiren said disdainfully: "Jiang Yu seems to have the upper hand now, but in reality? Yang Sichang's soldiers and horses along the way were wiped out without even seeing the gate of Yunzhong City. Huang Degong and Cao Bianjiao have already surrendered to Li Xin, and there are tens of thousands of troops in Yunzhong City. If these tens of thousands of troops are thrown into the surrounding areas of Datong, how can Jiang Tuan resist? On the contrary, Li Xin has the upper hand now, is he right? I will agree." Wen Tiren said with a cold snort, he would not want to tear Yang Sichang into pieces now, if this Yang Sichang could live again.

"Then I'm afraid there won't be many troops to rescue the capital." Qian Shisheng sighed deeply. The Ming Dynasty was so impressive that it didn't even have a large army of King Qin.

"Then summon the Guanning iron cavalry to rescue the capital, maybe it can resist for a while." Wang Yingxiong thought for a while and said: "It's just that, entering Jinzhou City is dangerous. If Jiannu takes advantage of the situation to attack, I'm afraid Jinzhou will be completely lost. clean."

"That's helpless, it's better than losing the capital!" Wen Tiren sighed: "Lost Jinzhou, and Shanhaiguan. Shanhaiguan is one man's gate. As long as Shanhaiguan is in our hands, we will not be afraid of Jiannu coming." attack."

"Now it's the only way to do it." Wang Yingxiong could only nod his head.

"I also ordered Jiang Yu to send troops immediately and let him come to the capital. As for Datong, hey, if you lose Datong, you will lose it." Wen Tiren shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's all right now, I didn't take advantage of it, and I even ate a big one." Unfortunately, it’s all over now, Yang Sichang died cleanly, and it’s our turn to wipe his ass, and the name still falls on us, how unfair it is.”

Wen Tiren is very depressed. He is the head of the cabinet. He originally disagreed with the matter of convicting Li Xin, but now that things have reached this point, Wen Tiren is going to be ready to take the blame. He is very depressed, but there is nothing he can do. It could only be that he scolded Yang Sichang fiercely in his heart, and even Emperor Chongzhen felt a little bit of dissatisfaction in his heart, but it was hard to say it out.

Soon, the South Study Room arrived, and Wen Tiren was about to meet him, but saw Wang Chengen blocking the crowd. He led the two eunuchs to Wen Tiren's side, and said, "Mr. Ge, the Emperor is not in the Imperial Study Room, but in Fengxian Palace."

Fengxian Hall is located on the east side of the inner court of the Forbidden City. It was built in the early Ming Dynasty as a family temple for the Ming royal family to worship their ancestors.Usually, people will come to Fengxian Hall unless it is a major event. According to the rules, when encountering new moon, Longevity Festival, New Year's Day and National Day, etc., the grand sacrifice is held in the front hall; On Qingming, Zhongyuan, Frost's Fall, New Year's Eve, etc., burn incense and salute in the back hall; all ceremonies such as enshrining emblems, canonization, canonization, royal scripture banquet, plowing, visiting the mausoleum, hunting tour, Huiluan and other celebrations will only be announced later temple.At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was not in the South Study Room, but in Fengxian Hall. Wen Tiren and the others looked at each other, feeling a little uncertain, but they still came to Fengxian Hall under the leadership of Wang Chengen.

Originally, ministers were not allowed to enter Fengxian Hall, but at this time, Wang Chengen still brought Wen Tiren and others in.The Fengxian Hall that catches the eye is very empty, and the surrounding walls are hung with the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, from Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang to Chengzu Zhu Di, etc., and the last one is Zhu Youxiao, the elder brother of Emperor Chongzhen.

Although it was the first time for Wen Tiren and others to appear in Fengxian Hall, what attracted everyone at this time was not the portraits of emperors all over the wall, but a warrior in armor standing in the middle.Wen Tiren's eyes lit up, and he recognized that this cloak was exactly the armor enshrined in the Fengxian Hall. Zhu Yuanzhang once wore this armor and used it to defeat Chen Youliang. Zhu Di used this armor to calm Nan The battle, now Emperor Chongzhen also wears it on his body.

"How is it? How about this armor?" Emperor Chongzhen turned around. His face was thin and his figure had also become very thin due to long-term high-pressure work, but wearing the armor at this moment is a bit mighty.It was just that Wen Tiren felt bitterness in his heart.

"The emperor has the appearance of the sky, and the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix, how can ordinary people compare with it." Wen Tiren said hastily.

"Then, dear friends, tell me, what if I am the imperial conquest?" Emperor Chongzhen looked at the crowd with a smile and said.He also asked Wang Cheng'en to come forward with a sword, which looked quite elegant.

"Your Majesty, I have countless powerful soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, including thousands of generals. How can Your Majesty personally punish the rebels?" Seeing this, Wang Yingxiong and others couldn't understand what Emperor Chongzhen was thinking.Immediately persuaded.

"Thousands of generals? But how can we resist the army of slaves?" Emperor Chongzhen sighed.It is not something that any emperor can do, unless it is a last resort.Emperor Chongzhen is not the emperor on horseback, unlike Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, those two are fighting the world immediately, so they can rule the world, but Emperor Chongzhen has never been on the battlefield. Xiandian.

"Your Majesty, in fact, I still have another way to solve this matter. The emperor's personal conquest is extraordinary, and I think it's better to discuss this matter in the long run." Wen Tiren sighed.

"Oh, sir, what can you do?" Emperor Chongzhen said in surprise.In fact, since the change of Yingzong Civil Fortress, he has been quite afraid of going to the battlefield, except of course getting rid of Zhengde, an unreliable guy.Emperor Chongzhen was born in the imperial city and died in the imperial city. He had never been outside the city of Beijing. It was really difficult for him to command the battle and fight the enemy.

"Call Guan Ning's iron cavalry to enter the pass." Wen Tiren had no choice but to express his opinion.Right now there is no other way.If the cabinet agrees to allow Emperor Chongzhen to march in person, I am afraid that the ministers will scold Wen Tiren and others to death. In this case, it is better to call Guan Ning's iron cavalry to enter the pass!Even if it loses the territory outside the pass, it is okay.

"Or let Jiang Guan lead the troops into the capital, what does the emperor think?" Wang Yingxiong said again tremblingly.If the former is still possible, this time he basically said it clearly and gave up Datong in exchange for Jiang Guan's soldiers and even Li Xin's soldiers.

"Haha, dear dear ones, I don't know if you have ever heard the saying that the king will die in Sheji?" After hearing the words of the crowd, Emperor Chongzhen burst into laughter, and a trace of embarrassment appeared on the faces of the crowd.

"Your majesty, Jiannu is just a barbarian generation, and all they want is money and food. I think it is better to exchange money and food for one to two years." It was He Wupeng who spoke, his face was pale, and his eyes showed pain. This kind of situation is definitely something he doesn't want to see, but money and food can be earned back. The most important thing that the Ming Dynasty lacks is the common people.But there is only one emperor, if there is a problem with the emperor's personal conquest, is it possible for the Ming Dynasty to prosper?

"Stop talking." Emperor Chongzhen said viciously: "Yang Sichang is dead, and the [-] army has been completely lost. Even Yang Sichang knew that he would die in battle to serve the country. I don't know. I have been harassing my Daming border every year for more than ten years. , this time I just took the opportunity to teach him a serious lesson, so don’t talk about it, this time I want to fight personally.”

"Your Majesty, Jiannu is very powerful, and I think it's better to talk to them temporarily. When Daming has strength, we will fight Jiannu decisively." Wen Tiren still said.

"Don't talk about this matter again." Emperor Chongzhen pondered for a while, and finally shook his head and said: "Everyone is still preparing for the expedition! Mr. Wen and his son-in-law assist the prince to stay in the capital, and I will personally lead the capital camp to build slaves. At this time , is related to the rise and fall of our Great Ming Dynasty, and I ask you to put state affairs first."

"Minister Zunzhi." Although Wen Tiren was excited about Emperor Chongzhen's Tuogu, at this moment, his heart was extremely desolate. In the past, when Taizu and Chengzu were around, he had personally conscripted by the emperor, but such a personal conquest is the kingdom of heaven. At this moment, The imperial conquest was made by the other party, but the opponent's soldiers came to the city, and the Emperor Chongzhen was forced to conscript himself. The difference is very big.

The news of Chongzhen's personal conquest spread quickly, and the entire Beijing city was in an uproar in an instant. Countless people wrote to block it.All of a sudden, a snowflake of documents flew to Ouchi.

"Your Majesty, the emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country. Even so, I think that the current Ming Dynasty has not yet reached the point where the emperor needs to go to war." In the middle of the night, Chen Xinjia entered the palace. He was one of the officials trusted by Emperor Chongzhen. After Yang Sichang committed suicide, Emperor Chongzhen was ashamed and annoyed, and Chen Xinjia became the object of Emperor Chongzhen's confidance.

"Even so, Jiang Yu's soldiers and horses are definitely not the opponents of Jiannu." Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, his expression was ashen, and said: "I regret it now, I shouldn't fight against Li Xinxin, otherwise, where would the current situation be? kind of situation."

"The Son of Heaven is not wrong. If it is wrong, it is the fault of the ministers." Chen Xinjia thought for a moment, and went to the market and said: "I also think that Li Xin will rebel sooner or later. It is better for Huangshan to do it now than to do it later. If it is too late In the future, Li Xin's strength will grow stronger, and the blow to the court will be even greater. Therefore, I also suggest that we do it at this time. It's just that man's calculation is not as good as heaven's calculation. Jiannu's sending troops at this moment will put us in a difficult situation."

"Then Aiqing also means to support Zhen Yujia's personal conquest?" Emperor Chongzhen's eyes lit up.

"I think the emperor should patrol the south of the Yangtze River." Chen Xinjia mused for a while, and said in a low voice.

Emperor Chongzhen was taken aback when he heard the words, and finally stood up, and said with a smile: "Why, Aiqing also thinks that I can't resist Jiannu's army? Could it be that my Imperial Forest Army is really vulnerable?"

"How about the emperor's imperial army? I don't know, but I do know that if something happens to the emperor, the Ming Dynasty will be in jeopardy. At that time, Li Xin will be able to occupy the capital without any effort." Chen Xinjia said in a low voice: " Not only Li Xin, but also Zhang Xianzhong, Gao Yingxiang and others will covet the country and society. Your Majesty, I think that at a certain time, I can borrow troops from Li Xin and let Li Xin resist Jiannu. Even if it is a price, it is okay."

"You said that Jiannu invaded several times, and they also attacked under the command of the capital. Are they the same this time?" Emperor Chongzhen asked suddenly.

Chen Xinjia hesitated for a while, but did not answer.He was a smart man, so he naturally knew what Emperor Chongzhen meant, which was to make peace with Jiannu.It's really hard for him to say such things. Once this matter is leaked, he, Chen Xinjia, will be in bad luck.But since Chongzhen said so, he couldn't object. He gritted his teeth and said, "I am willing to go for a walk. However, I think that the soldiers and horses of the capital division need to strengthen their guard. Jiannu is in a strong position at this time. Will it Will agree, I don't know."

"Naturally." Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said.Naturally, he would not pin all his hopes on Chen Xinjia. If Jianu refused to agree, would he still beg for mercy from the other party?

"I think that since the emperor doesn't want to tour the south, he can let the crown prince tour the south." Chen Xinjia said again.

"If the prince leaves the capital, I'm afraid it will cause panic in the capital." Emperor Chongzhen shook his head after hearing this.How could he not want the crown prince to leave the capital and go to Nanjing? Once something happens in Beijing, at least there is a hope.It is a pity that once the people in the capital know that the prince has left the capital, they will inevitably cause panic.This is what Chongzhen does not want to see.

After Chen Xinjia heard this, he just sighed in his heart, and retreated slowly, arranging for someone to contact Jian Nu without mentioning it.

Datong, Jiang Yu’s face was gloomy. Recently, he was under a lot of pressure. The news of Yang Sichang’s defeat and death spread quickly, and spread throughout the entire Datong army in an instant. Jiang Yu, who was waiting to join Yang Sichang, completely fainted .Now that Yang Sichang's soldiers and horses have been defeated in this way, it means that Li Xin has dispatched at least [-] troops. The [-] troops are about to attack Zuoyun and Youyu counties. Jiang Xuan and Yang Zhenwei may not be able to block the opponent's attack. attack.

What makes Jiang Guan feel even more depressed is that the change of the wind direction in the court, the Jiannu invaded the Xuanfu, and the emperor has a legend that the imperial chariot personally conquered it. When the war started, the crime of forcing against Li Xin was placed on him, and he had to settle the score with himself, which made him very troubled.

If Emperor Chongzhen's imperial conquest was successful, he would naturally have nothing to say, but if it failed, all the charges would fall on him, Jiang Guan, what should we do now?Send troops to serve the king?Or attack Li Xin and eliminate Li Xin very simply.Jiang Guan is facing a choice.

"General, urgent report from Shuozhou." Outside the hall, a soldier broke in with a panicked expression.

"Why are you so nervous." Jiang Guan's complexion changed, he stood up involuntarily, and said impatiently.

"Swallow Palm was defeated by Li Xin, and Li Xin won 3 soldiers." The spy said quickly.

"Swallow has nearly 10 soldiers, how could it be defeated by Li Xin." Jiang Guan said in panic: "How many soldiers does Li Xin have? Could it be that there are [-] to [-] troops?"

"When Li Xin was fighting against Yanzizhang, while they were fighting, there were rebels like Mantianxing taking advantage of the situation to make trouble. The army was defeated in one blow, and Yanzizhang was killed by Li Xin himself. Li Xin collected remnants, about 3 soldiers , is coming towards the golden beach." The spies said hastily.

"Stupid." Jiang Yu said viciously.Although Yanzizhang was a thief, Jiang Yu knew that in fact, Yanzizhang was ordered by Jiang Yan to dress up as a thief among the people to rob money, but what he didn't expect was that a hundred thousand troops could not defeat Li Xin, causing a serious accident. Today's situation.It doesn't matter if this guy is dead, and Li Xin got so many remnants, his strength suddenly increased, tens of thousands more troops.In this way, Wan Lian and the others will be in danger.

"Where are Wan Lian and others now?" Jiang Yan asked quickly.

"Master Wan heard that Li Xin defeated Yan Zizhang, and is currently stationed in the Golden Sand Beach. He dare not go south." The spy said quickly.

Jiang Yu nodded. Although Wan Lian and the others had some troops, they were not Li Xin's opponents. The terrain of Jinshatan was complicated. The main battlefield of Song and Liao was very dangerous. Wan Lian and others gathered the army here. The best policy, said immediately: "The general ordered that Wan Lian lead the army to temporarily station in Jinshatan, not to attack without authorization, and ordered the three armies to prepare. Two days later, the general will personally lead the army to go south, and meet the traitor Li Xin." Jiang Yu finally couldn't bear it. Now, he has to deal with Li Xin himself.

"However, now is the most critical time for the capital. We should enter King Qin at this time!" It was Han Zhaoxuan who spoke. After hearing this, he dared to come over, and hurriedly said after hearing Jiang Tiao's order.

"The capital has 10,000+ soldiers and horses. With the strong city of Beijing, they can naturally hold on. Jiannu went south several times, and every time he harassed the capital, he never saw that he could conquer the capital. What's more, the imperial court still has Guan Ning cavalry. It is enough to defeat Jiannu, as long as we defeat Li Xin, we can lead the army to King Qin of the capital." Jiang Yu said dissatisfied.

(End of this chapter)