The emperor is embarrassed

The menacing Tatars were already on the way. When Ming Zhan was sitting in the Xuande Hall, Marquis Yongning had already entered the palace and handed out a sign asking for His Majesty to see him.

He Yu didn't wait to be ordered to directly invite Yongning Hou Jin to see him, and he was about to approach the city. Ming Zhan's face was not much better, but it was only slightly gloomy, and he didn't see the slightest panic.

Seeing Ming Zhan's expression, Marquis Yongning calmed down in an instant. Ming Zhan waved his hands and said, "Uncle, you don't need to be too polite. Uncle knows about Datong's defeat, right?"

"I have ordered the nine gates to be closed, and no one is allowed to enter or leave the city gate without a holy order. The whole city is under martial law." Marquis Yongning said in a deep voice, "There are still [-] soldiers and horses in the Tongzhou camp. Please order the Tongzhou army to rush to the imperial capital. .”

With the opening of the Tongzhou camp, the soldiers and horses in Tongzhou City are very limited.Not only Tongzhou, but also the imperial capital. Apart from the people in the city, there are countless people in the suburbs.At this time, Ming Zhan had to pretend not to know, and ordered, "Except for soldiers and horses, when the Tongzhou army comes, everyone will bring a month's rations. If you can't take it away, all of them will be distributed to the local people. Pass the decree to the local people and kill them." For the Tatars, one head has a hundred liang of silver, and those who have more than one hundred heads will be rewarded with seven ranks; those who kill more than 200 people will be awarded officials and nobles, and they will enjoy wealth forever!"

"In the future, when I kill the Tatars, all the common people who retreat from the enemy can come to the imperial capital with the heads of the Tatars to receive rewards!" Ming Zhan glanced at Li Pingzhou, "When the imperial edict is not here, Li Xiang, you come to draw up an order .”

Li Pingzhou took the order.

At this moment, Ruan Hongfei had already hurried back to the palace, almost trotting all the way to the Hall of Virtue, sweating slightly on his forehead.Ming Zhan got up from the dragon chair, Ruan Hongfei stepped forward and hugged Ming Zhan's shoulder, calling out, "Ming Zhan."

Ming Zhan looked at Ruan Hongfei, the two of them were tired of being together all day long, they had already had a tacit understanding, and Ming Zhan said, "Be careful on the road."

"Don't worry about the sea, as long as I'm here, the sea will not be chaotic."

"Sea, country, even if you lose, you and I will always win it back together." There is nothing in the world that cannot be given up, and now, to a certain extent, he has given up on those unarmed people outside of him.In the future, there may be countless trade-offs to be made. Although Ming Zhan is a soft-hearted and greedy person, he will always know what is the most important.Reaching out his hand to wipe off the sweat from Ruan Hongfei's nose, Ming Zhan said, "You are the most important."

Ruan Hongfei hugged Ming Zhan, said goodbye in a hurry, and left in a hurry.

Ming Zhan watched Ruan Hongfei disappear outside the Xuande Hall, and said to Yongning Hou, "Uncle, you should go and arrange the matter just now. Li Xiang, give the imperial edict to Yongning Hou. Uncle, after these things are done , Summon the nine generals, I have something to say!"

"Your Majesty, do you want to tell the soldiers and horses in the world to come to the imperial capital to rescue King Qin?" At this time, in the eyes of Yongninghou, nothing is more important than the emperor in the imperial capital.Of course, this also shows loyalty from blood relatives.After Ming Zhan ascended the throne, although the title of Marquis of Yongning remained unchanged, what is the status of Marquis of Yongning now, what kind of attention is he receiving, and what kind of heavy responsibility is he shouldering.Marquis Yongning's interests have long been linked to Ming Zhan's safety, like flesh and blood, inseparable.

At this time, Li Pingzhou also urged again and again, "Your Majesty, it is better to send an order to the governor-general of the province, King Qin, to save you!"

Ming Zhan said, "No need, I don't know what kind of situation the Tatars are. If they divide their troops and go south, it is not wise to deploy troops at this time. It is better to order everyone to be strict and guard the city!"

The Marquis of Yongning hurried to deliver the order.

The other five ministers have already rushed to the palace from their homes, and officials above the third rank spontaneously organized to come to the palace to receive orders.

Ming Zhan singled out Yintian Wanhua from the imperial capital, "Requisition all the rice warehouse grain stores in the imperial capital for official use. How much grain they have handed in, and someone will register and mark it. In the future, I will naturally compensate them .In addition, except for those who must keep the gatekeepers in the imperial capital, all go out, discuss with Chen Sixian, the patrol envoy of the imperial capital, and the imperial capital is under martial law."

Tian Wanhua and Chen Sixian took orders and retreated first.

Seeing Ming Zhan issuing orders in an orderly manner, the officials calmed down for no reason. Ming Zhan stood under His Majesty Dan in the Zhaode Hall and said loudly, "I have expected that the Tatar wolf will never die! I have secretly ordered Hou Qin of Yongning trained soldiers and horses! It was just that Yang Yu committed a great crime and treason against me! I must punish the nine clans of Yang's family to sacrifice the souls of the [-] soldiers and [-] people in Datong!"

"The Tatars have arrived today! Our parents, wives and children are all in the city, and we have no way to retreat!" Ming Zhan was born with a loud voice, and howling on weekdays can shake people half-deaf. He let go of his voice from time to time and spoke very decisively and forcefully, "If we retreat, our parents, wives and children will be treated like pigs and dogs! Therefore, we cannot retreat! Not only can we not retreat, but we have to defeat the Tatars, To defend the rivers and mountains! To avenge the country! To hate the Xue family!"

"I have ordered 20 troops from Tongzhou to return to the imperial capital, and at the same time, 15 soldiers from the Nine Gates, and 40 soldiers and horses are enough to guard an imperial capital!" Ming Zhan said loudly, "It is everyone's responsibility to defend the country! How can a country have a home? What is a subjugated slave? I don’t want to taste this taste. I don’t think you all want to kneel in front of the Tatars and live a life like a dog! As long as I am here, I will I will not let my people live such a life! You are my ministers and my flesh and blood, and I will not be polite to you! First, you can keep at most one horse per household in your family, and donate the rest , is arranged by the Ministry of War! Second, the female family members and children at home should stay at home and not go out indiscriminately. For the rest of the male servants over 15 years old and under 40 years old, the Ministry of War temporarily recruits reserve soldiers! Those who have meritorious service, all males over [-] years old and under [-] years old must report to the Ministry of War for reserve service. If someone is unbearable, Qianshi grain can be exempted from service. If anyone refuses to obey these three rules, there is no need to ask for an order, and he will be killed on the spot without pardon ! If someone uses my order to disregard human life and deliberately blackmail, once it is verified, I will have him all over the house!"

"Now at this time, I don't want to hear other excuses. The clan, the emperor's relatives, the eunuchs, and the common people all look the same. If anyone disregards my will, don't blame me for not being sympathetic!"

Li Pingzhou and Xu San took the lead and said, "Your Majesty is wise, and I will obey the order!"

The rest of the officials withdrew, and Ming Zhan left six books and asked, "Is there anything I have missed?"

Xu Sandao, "Your Majesty is very thoughtful and considerate. No minister is comparable. Your Majesty, apart from the swords and guns kept in the palace, will you distribute all the swords and guns in the Ministry of War? Most of the reserve soldiers are ordinary people who have not been trained. Now they have to step up their training and become familiar with swords and guns. It's time to send them the swords and guns."

"Yes." Ming Zhan looked at Gu Yueshan, Minister of the Ministry of War, "Yueshan, before you call up the reserves tomorrow, you should send someone to finish the work."

Gu Yueshan took the order.

Ouyang Ke praised, "Thanks to your majesty's foresight, the city wall of the imperial capital was repaired in advance. Now it is the midwinter season. After a few days of severe cold, pour cold water on the city wall and build an ice city. The Tatars will never shake us." The foundation of the imperial capital!"

Regarding the matter of building the city wall, not to mention Ouyang Ke, even the other five admired Ming Zhan's foresight.A strong city wall can withstand the power of one hundred thousand soldiers and horses.When the city wall was being built, the national treasury was rich and no money was spared. Ming Zhan sent the censor to look at it again and again, and he himself went to look at it a few times.

"It's a pity that it's not cold enough now." Ming Zhan said with a cold smile, "It's just that a lieutenant general of Datong rebelled. If the Tatars regard me as a weak and ineffective king, they have made a mistake!"

Gu Yueshan reminded, "Your Majesty, the grain stores, pharmacies, and drug stores in the city should temporarily requisition grain and medicinal materials to prepare for military affairs."

This really reminded Ming Zhan. Ming Zhan nodded and said, "Not only that, but two imperial doctors in the palace can be left behind. The rest plus the city doctors are all for logistics." Ming Zhan's clarity All the courtiers breathed a sigh of relief with his immediate and decisive reaction, and to a large extent inspired people's confidence.

In fact, the courtiers and the king are in a relationship of mutual dependence.

Mingjun is accompanied by the generation of Mingchen.

Ming Zhan's ascension to the throne is still short, and his subordinates are still veterans left behind by Feng Jingqian.During Feng Jingqian's reign, politics could not be said to be unclear. People like Li Pingzhou were clean and upright.

Naturally, Ming Zhan and them are no more harmonious than Feng Jingqian.

At this time, if Ming Zhan's heart is unstable, he loses his composure, trembling and unable to put on airs, then it's really over.The courtiers have always regarded the king as the main heart, and the heart of the king is about to collapse, and the hearts of the courtiers are about to fall apart.

On the contrary, like Ming Zhan, he is clear, passionate, calm and wise, explaining clearly one by one, and the officials are not confused when they issue orders.

Why when the previous king passed away, the first task of the court was to establish a new king.

It's not all about fame and fortune, glory and wealth.

In many cases: the king decides, and the world decides.

Therefore, Ming Zhan not only has to become stronger, but also stronger than ever!

The affairs of the previous dynasty were busy until night, and they have generally settled down.

In the evening, Marquis Yongning entered the palace again.

Ming Zhan pulled Marquis Yongning to look at the entire map outside the imperial capital. Ming Zhan said, "Now that the Tatars have not arrived yet, I want to take the initiative to attack. Uncle, I am here. The Tatars will definitely come to attack the imperial capital. If they can attack Going down to the imperial capital and capturing me alive is more meaningful than taking down half of the country."

"Your Majesty, don't say such ominous words. If the ministers are not safe, they will be punished with death." At this time, it is not bad luck to say "take down the imperial capital and capture me alive".It was the first time that Marquis Yongning felt slanderous about Ming Zhan's no-holds-barred words.

"It's just a saying, don't take it seriously." Ming Zhan waved his hand and said indifferently, "Since we know that the Tatars will come, and the Tatars won a big battle in Datong Mansion, uncle said that the Tatars are the most likely to leave that way."

Marquis Yongning pointed on the map, "If the Tatars want to attack the imperial capital, they must have a lot of troops, and they must follow the official path."

"Yang Yutong has dealt with this person, and I have dealt with him. Your Majesty, this person is quite good at attacking. Moreover, he used to be the guard of the Zhuque Gate, so he is very familiar with the Zhuque Gate." Yongning Hou said, "Yang Yutong has already rebelled. There is no way out, we must fight to the end. The people he leads will definitely come to attack Suzaku Gate."

"Then I will deal with him at Zhuquemen!" Ming Zhan said decisively, "Since the Tatars are taking the official route, if there is a good ambush on his way, we must first teach the Tatars a lesson!"

Marquis Yongning pointed to another location.

Ming Zhan then issued an order to the whole country: in all places, people who leave the state capital and enter the state capital should avoid entering the state capital.If it is too late, there are mountains entering the mountains, holes to drill holes, as much food as food can be brought, and those that cannot be brought are all destroyed. Don't leave a grain of food for the Tatars.At home, the iron pots and water tanks were smashed, and the quilts and clothes were burned, making them unable to find anything for cooking and drinking water. When winter comes, Ming Zhan wants to see if the Tatars are made of steel and iron, and they are not afraid of the cold. Not afraid of freezing!

All the officials of the state government and the guards in various places, if there are those who evade and abandon the city, you will be punished by the nine clans after the fall!

As soon as the imperial capital's decree came out, almost all the senior officials knew it in their hearts.Indeed, winter has come.

Ruan Hongfei went straight to Tianjin, where his big ship was docked.

The whole of Tianjin is already in a state of preparation for war, and the project of Tianjin Port can only be suspended.Ruan Hongfei boarded the ship smoothly, but within half an hour of leaving, he ran into trouble.

Li Fang and Chen Dabao have an invitation.

Saying yes, the two teamed up, and dozens of large ships and tens of thousands of pirates surrounded Ruan Hongfei's ship, and Ruan Hongfei had no choice but to toast first.

"Old Li, you came here to welcome me. It's really polite and affectionate." Ruan Hongfei smiled calmly, and boarded Li Fang's big boat with Yaoguang and others.

Yaoguang's face turned pale from anger, and he couldn't help sneering, "Boss Li, our lord has come to respect you as a good man, and we are brothers with you! A few days ago, your people got into trouble in the imperial capital, and it was our lord who caused trouble in many ways." Arrange mediation, keep them safe and sound, and return to the sea! Now that you are besieging us, isn't it a kindness and revenge! On the rivers and lakes, Boss Li, who is so righteous, has opened my eyes!"

Li Fang also knew that what he was doing was not authentic. He laughed and put his arms around Ruan Hongfei's shoulders, "Brother Du, you have to forgive me, I am also entrusted by others, and it is a matter of loyalty. Don't worry, I just ask you to come to me Rest here for a few days."

Chen Dabao also laughed and said, "Yes, how dare we be rude to the lord. The lord, this is also for the sake of our foundation at sea."

Since Li and Chen dared to confront him about his background, it was no small matter, and it must be difficult to solve in a short time.Ruan Hongfei took advantage of the situation and said, "It's just right, I haven't seen the two elder brothers for a long time, so I want to tell you so much. Take this opportunity, I'm not in a hurry to go back."

Both Li Fang and Chen Dabao breathed a sigh of relief. If Ruan Hongfei didn't cooperate non-violently, they really didn't dare to offend Ruan Hongfei too much.

Zhennan Palace.

"Something must have happened in the imperial capital." Feng Jingnan said.

Feng Jingqian took over the secret memorial from his younger brother, which was a memorial for Tibetans to gather troops and horses on the border between Yunnan and Tibet. After a little thought, Feng Jinggan understood what Feng Jingnan was thinking, "No wonder Tibetans married Tatars. , to contain you. It seems that the Tatars are using troops against the northwest again."

Feng Jingqian knew the situation in the northwest better than Feng Jingnan, and he frowned, "Last time, the Tatar prince was captured alive, and the new Khan was defeated by Ming Zhan. It seems that the scale of this military deployment must be quite large. Maybe ..." Looking at Feng Jingnan, Feng Jingqian patted a few cases, sighed, "Maybe the Northwest Army has already been defeated, otherwise, the Tibetans would not express their position in such a hurry."

"Ming Zhan is really too careless." Feng Jingnan could imagine Ming Zhan's difficulties when he suffered a disastrous defeat when he first ascended the throne.At this time, he still didn't know that the Tatars had passed Datong and were approaching the imperial capital.

Ming Qi's belly is already a little big, and she wears loose clothes, but she has never let go of her attention to Yunnan-Guizhou military affairs.Mingli was also there, and Mingqi waited for Mingli to read the secret performance and said, "Father, in my opinion, first write the letter of credence to the king of Tibet, close the Xincheng trading market, and stop trading with Tibetans indefinitely. Martial law in Tibet Yun Border, tell the king of Tibet that some of my Yunnan-Guizhou people are doing business in Tibet, and if there is anything wrong with it, all the Tibetans in Yunnan-Guizhou will be slaughtered!"

Ming Qi leaned on the chair and sighed, "It's a pity that I'm really stupid now, otherwise I would have to ask the King of Tibet personally what kind of heart he has!"

Mingli said, "Since that's the case, father and son, let's go to Tibet."

"Brother, seeing that my sister-in-law is about to give birth, even earlier than me, it's not appropriate for you to go." Ming Qi rubbed his brows and sighed, "Let Liu Pan go, he and General Yang are guarding there. This is the first time I have met Prince Renming, and I am a little familiar in all aspects. The king of Tibet just wants to restrain the soldiers and horses of Yunnan and Guizhou from rushing to help the imperial capital."

"Actually, the king of Tibet is really unnecessary. Yungui soldiers and horses never come out of Yungui." Ming Qi's index finger trembled subconsciously, as if thinking of something, but his face remained calm, just a pain in his stomach, and his face turned pale immediately , Alas.

Feng Jingnan really cared about his beloved daughter, and hurriedly said, "Be careful, is it okay? Let Yang Zhuo come over and have a look?"

"It's okay." Ming Qi smiled, "The child is a little dishonest."

In the evening, Ming Qi found an opportunity to find Feng Jingnan, Fang told what was on his mind, and said softly, "Father, I'm thinking, this time I'm afraid that the emperor will be in danger."

"No. Even if the 50 frontier army in the northwest is defeated, it is impossible to endanger the imperial capital." No matter how hard Feng Jingnan thought about it, he couldn't think of any changes in the army. Although he was worried about Ming Zhan, he thought that Ming Zhan did not ask for help from Yunnan and Guizhou. , probably doesn't matter.How can it be smooth sailing to be an emperor?

Ming Qi shook his head, sat in the chair with his belly in his hands, and sighed, "If it's what my father thinks, what's the point of the Tibetan king gathering troops on our border? If it wasn't for the Tatars who promised the Tibetan king countless benefits." , how could he risk offending us to assemble an army?"

Feng Jingnan's face slowly sank, Ming Qi continued, "Although I have never been to the northwest grassland, I heard that it is very poor. People make a living by herding horses and sheep. They have nothing to eat in winter, and they will go to rob Border town. What benefits can such a place offer the king of Tibet? I think, no king is willing to cede land and pay compensation to ask the king of Tibet to restrain us, right?"

"Northwest is not good, but the imperial court is rich. If the Tatars really endanger the imperial court, the imperial capital is at stake, so why not get any benefits?" Ming Qi said, "Tibet is very desolate, wait for idlers to get angry We can’t even breathe, and we can’t drink the water even if we can’t boil it. Our people can’t cope with the climate. Regardless of Tibet’s army gathering, we don’t want to go to war with Tibet. First of all, it’s such a poor land Even if it is defeated, it will be of no use to us. Losing soldiers and generals is not worth the loss, and it is worthless for the food and grass for the soldiers and horses to eat."

"Tibetans, they decided to conspire with the Tatars because of our determination." Ming Qi frowned, "I'm very worried about Ming Zhan's situation in the imperial capital."

"At this time of year, it's useless to worry about it." Feng Jingnan was extraordinarily calm, although he knew that Ming Qi had always been very measured, he still instructed, "No one should say these things again."

"I understand." Ming Qi had already thought of these things, but she didn't say anything in front of Feng Jingqian and Ming Li, and only talked to Feng Jingnan in private.In times of crisis, the relationship between near and far is clear at a glance.

Although Ming Qi had frictions and disputes with Ming Zhan in many aspects, Ming Qi was still a strong supporter for Ming Zhan to secure the throne.

At any time, Ming Qi hoped that the person sitting on the dragon chair would be his own younger brother, not someone else!

Feng Jingnan said, "In the last letter, I reminded Ming Zhan. He should be prepared."

Ming Zhan was indeed prepared, but damn, he didn't expect the military officer to betray the country and the army to mutiny, okay?