Reincarnation of the powerful minister

During the trip to Taimiao, what Zhu Xian was most worried about did not happen.

The first time he met the eyes of the cabinet and the six important officials, he was so nervous that he almost had nausea and vomiting, afraid that someone would call out suddenly: "Su Xiaojing!" But the facts proved that he was too worried, let alone those courtiers who had never faced Even Xie Shiyan and Jiang Chunnian, the elders who had been shut down by him, didn't recognize him.

In fact, who would remember what a servant who was not looked at seriously looked like?What's more, he now has wide eyebrows and gorgeous clothes, and he looks completely different from the boy in the green coat and hat a year ago.

Zhu Xian regained his composure and gained confidence in speaking.When faced with the tentative cross-examination by the courtiers, because he had been trained by Mr. He for a year, although he didn't do well in dealing with it, he didn't make any major mistakes.

And the ministers didn't expect this son to be any amazing talent. After all, he was a posthumous son who was found halfway and had never received the best education.But seeing the other party's delicate features, clear speech, and eloquence when responding, although there is no new insight, but it is better than a clear mind, I think it is not bad.

The most important thing is to have a humble attitude, and feel more fooled than Qing and Emperor... Xie and Jiang looked at each other and thought.

Yang Ting asked Zhu Xian, if Altan attacked the city, how would he plan to use the [-] King Qin army he brought with him?

Where does Zhu Xian know how to use soldiers?The scene can still be smooth, and when it is necessary to show the real material, let him figure out why.In desperation, he subconsciously wanted to shirk responsibility, and blurted out: "King Qin's team is not limited to this son. Uncles such as King Wei and King Hun also led the army to Gyeonggi. As a junior, how can I ignore their demands?" Existence and the heart of serving the country by serving the king? Please accept the coordinated command of the imperial military department and jointly resist the powerful enemy of the Northern Desert."

This remark hit the right point—Military Department thought he knew how to delegate power, Yang Ting thought he could take care of the overall situation, and Xie and Jiang felt that he had no opinions and was really easy to fool.

Even Yu Chezhi, who hurried over regardless of the recurrence of the old injury, panted and said: "Yes, no matter whether the vassal kings are really worried about the country or taking advantage of the cheap, no one wants to be a white wolf with empty hands! My lords, I have a piece of cake!" In the name of the cabinet, set up a position of 'acting heir', and announce to all the vassals that the first to repel the army of the Northern Desert and defeat the enemy chieftain, Altan, should be the one, how about it?"

The expressions of the other ministers changed when they heard the words, and Yang Ting asked incredulously, "How can the cabinet set up a reserve without the holy will?"

"The emperor has no trace, and the holy will is hard to find, so I say it is a 'generation', leaving room for it. If the emperor returns to the court in the future, he can make a decision again."

Yan Xing, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, shook his head: "Even so, we should follow the ancestor's precept, 'Where there is no prince in the court, the brother will eventually reach his younger brother'. The emperor has no heirs. According to the order of elder and younger, the emperor's younger brother should be appointed as the heir."

Yu Chezhi said: "In the face of the great enemy, how can the four-year-old crown prince guard the gate of the country? Besides, the late emperor had a will, and it was not kept by you, Mr. Yan and Yang Shoufu, at the beginning? The will clearly stated, 'The second prince Zhao was raised by Concubine Shu until 15 When you leave the palace, you will become a feudal clan'."

Yan Xing thought for a while, and then said: "In this way, according to the order of ethics, the eldest brother of the late emperor should be found to succeed him. If he has died, the father will be succeeded by his son, and his eldest son will be the priority. The elder brother of the late emperor is the king of Xin. , although King Xin died, he still left a son."

--it's me!Zhu Xian's heartbeat accelerated suddenly, and he forcibly controlled himself not to show joy.

Yu Chezhi immediately objected: "King Xin has been convicted of treason and should be dismissed."

Zhu Xian gritted his teeth and took a deep breath, wishing to smash all the teeth of this fierce-tempered famous general and make him shut up completely.

Yan Xingdao: "The first emperor took the second line, and ruled out the eldest brother who believed in the queen, and the next one is King Ning who is the third line. It's a pity that King Ning is suffering from an incurable disease, and he fears that he will die soon. Then the next step is Prince Ning's son."

--still me!Zhu Xian's heart twitched nervously again, trying his best to look like he was not surprised.

Yu Chezhi glanced at him and opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.

Yang Ting came out and became a peacemaker: "It's only natural for Shangshu Yan to follow the precepts of his ancestors, and it's not wrong for Yu Shilang to stand in the present. How about this, according to the order of ethics, King Ning was appointed as the acting heir, and because King Ning was ill, he agreed The power and responsibility are all entrusted to Zhu Xian, the son of King Ning, how about it? As for the other vassals, it is indeed as Yu Shilang said, you can lure them with benefits and drive them to kill the enemy outside, so as not to cause civil strife."

Yan Xing Nianxu nodded.

In Yu Chezhi's heart, Prince Yu Tianping is actually King Yu who tends to do four things, but it is a pity that King Yu has not returned to Beijing because of a sudden illness, otherwise, if someone is in front of him, he will definitely try his best to fight for him.The proposal of "the one who takes the lead in repelling the army of Beimo should be the one" was almost tailor-made for King Yu.Now...he let out a long sigh of regret, and he could only do this first.

There was only one Zhu Xian who was ecstatic in the palace, and he said with tears: "I would rather not be the son of Prince Ning, but only hope that my father recovers soon from his illness."

Yang Ting was grateful for his pure filial piety, but he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart - once the court announced that King Li Ning would be the heir apparent, my good father and uncle would have completely fulfilled the mission of paving the way for me, and I could drive west of Hexi back!

The "King Qin Petition" submitted by the vassal kings to the court received a response, and the cabinet released rumors that the "acting heir" would be established, and he would be the one who took the lead in repelling the army of Beimo.Knowing that this is to drive them to kill the enemy, but because the reward is too attractive, it can be said that it is only one step away from the dragon chair, and the feudal kings still flock to it.

——It makes sense to think about it, if Altan is allowed to break through the capital and take control of the Central Plains, the country will be destroyed by then, and they, the former clans, will still have good fruits to eat?

Therefore, even King Wei, who wanted to be an oriole, watched the armies of other vassals impatiently marching towards Changping.

The 10,000+ cavalry from Beimo swept towards the capital in a mighty way, and encountered the army of the vassal kings on the way.Altan had no scruples about these vassal kings of the Ming Kingdom. He ordered the entire army to use full firepower, and defeated King Hui's army who was trying to take the lead. Even King Hui himself was defeated by Beimo's strong bow and crossbow. Lost one eye, fled in fright, what "acting prince", even the prince who will succeed tomorrow is not wanted.

Originally, King Gu only wanted to lead the way for King Hunchun, so that he could get a piece of merit afterwards, but he was forcibly detained by King Hunchun, who wanted to drag him to share the wealth and wealth.This time, seeing that King Hun's army was scattered and fled by the enemy chieftains in less than half a day, he also hurriedly followed. Unfortunately, because of his fat body and clumsy movements, he fell off his unbearable horse and broke two of his legs. Legs, captured by enemy troops.

Wudan captured a prince named Ming, and happily reported to Altan, asking him if he wanted to make an example of others before the battle, and use this fat man to light a sky lantern.Altan shook his head amusedly, and ordered: "It's just an idiot, let him go, it's not easy to carry in the army, and it will cost rations."

Wodan went to carry out the military order with great regret, but Gu Wang died unexpectedly—because the broken leg was too painful, after wrapping it tightly with wooden planks and gauze, he howled for two hours, and then begged for food from the guards.I couldn't help but continue howling while eating, and the piece of meat accidentally choked into the trachea, and I couldn't cough it out, so I suffocated to death.

After listening to his subordinates' report, Wu Dan was very speechless, and came to Sheng Khan for instructions again.Altan couldn't laugh or cry, and finally ordered people to send the body of King Gu to the front of the next group of troops who came to meet him, meaning to let them take it back for embalming.

Coincidentally, this is the army of King Wei. When King Wei saw his brother Gu Wang who was dying in a miserable state, he immediately pulled out the banner and commanded the whole army to turn around and run away.

Prince Wei's son unwillingly asked: "Father, are we going to retreat like this? Don't fight for the 'acting heir', and won't enter Beijing?"

While twisting the human bone Buddha beads in his hands, King Wei said with an inscrutable expression: "Prince Ning's son hasn't sent troops yet, why are we in a hurry? The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind. We have to be that oriole, know Is it?"

Prince Wei reluctantly nodded, and sighed: "It would be great if King Liao was still around. He loves to fight and has a bad temper. If he urges him to jump out and lead the battle, it will save us a lot of energy!"

King Wei also deeply regretted that King Liao died, and Mr. He, who had met him, also lost contact with the demise of Wang's rebellious army. Now he is alone.But this is the end of the matter, and it is useless to dream.

Although he had also defended the frontier and fought against some small tribes in the Northern Desert, he never expected that Altan's army would be so powerful that it swept like the wind.It seems that even if you win the position of crown prince or even the throne, you can't enjoy it without your life.

King Wei decided to retreat to the fief of Shaanxi for the time being, and then wait and see the situation.If the capital finally fell, he might lead his troops westward to Tubo, where his mother's family was, to ask the Dahuo Buddha there for the title of Lama Guru, and to enclose a territory and continue to live a life of luxury.

The army of the vassal kings was defeated, and "Qin Wang" almost became a joke of self-deprecating.After the courtiers received the news, some of them wanted to ask the Empress Dowager for an order noisily, and wanted to call Yu Wang back no matter what—after all, it was General Jingbei, even if he went into battle with an illness, he was better than ordinary generals.If it doesn't work, at least his Jingbei Army should be brought back to the imperial court and handed over to Yu Chezhi or Qi Jingtang to lead it, and fight Altan to the death.

The other part, such as the cabinet Yang Ting, Yu Chezhi and others, deployed specific strategies for the defense of the capital more pragmatically, and at the same time accelerated the process of establishing a reserve.

Altan's army finally approached the nine gates of the outer city of the capital, waiting to attack. Looking from the top of the city at night, there was a dark tide, with the lights of torches floating.

And Zhu Helin and Su Yan also arrived in the suburbs of Beijing, passed through the dense forest on the top of the mountain in the east of the outer city, and came to the lake where the parasol waterside pavilion was located.The pavilions and buildings of the waterside pavilion stand quietly in the middle of the lake.

Su Yan took Zhu Helin's hand and ran across the plank road by the lake and entered the water pavilion, but it was completely dark, as if there was no one there.

The personal guards were ordered to stand by the lake and not allow anyone to approach.Zhu Helin lit the whole water pavilion with a torch, and saw that the windows were clear and clean, the floor was shiny, and the bed was covered with brand-new quilts. It was obvious that there were people living there every day.It's just that I don't know where everyone has gone now.

Su Yan opened the closet, saw a dazzling array of robes, and smelled a long-lost elegant and cold fragrance from the mattress. His eyes were wet with fog, and he choked up, "It's the emperor! He sleeps on this bed, and the futon is smoky. The fragrance hasn't dissipated yet!"

Zhu Helin's eyes were also red, and he looked around unwillingly: "Why is there no one? Even if the father is away on business, the servants who serve will always stay behind? Qinghe, where do you think the father is?"

Su Yan hugged a corner of the brocade quilt, sat on the edge of the bed in a daze for a moment, and said in a low voice sadly: "Is the emperor sure? I will think of Wutong Waterside Pavilion, and come here to look for him... Now that things are going on, why is he still the same?" Refuse to show up? Are you angry at me, think I'm not worthy of him seeing me again, or is there some other unspeakable reason?"

Zhu Helin walked over, sat side by side with Su Yan, stretched out his hand to stroke his shoulder, and expressed frustration: "It's none of your business, you're angry with me. Father is still alive and well, but I, as a son, succeeded to the throne Oh, how embarrassing it is for him! Over the past year, no matter how hard I try to govern the country, it is still difficult for me to manage the country as easily as my father did back then. Now the king of my country has even left Beijing, and even the capital is surrounded by the army of northern barbarians... He He was extremely disappointed in me, so he refused to show up."

Su Yan tried his best to cheer up, and patted Zhu Helin's hand on the shoulder: "Let's stop thinking about it. The emperor may have other intentions, after all, the player hasn't shown up yet. He hid himself, as if hiding a piece of paper. The biggest hole card."

"Maybe, but it's really uncomfortable to come here full of hope, and then expect nothing. Qinghe, you said that we can wait for the father if we stay here overnight?"

"I have no idea. Maybe the emperor just left temporarily for something, and he will come back later... In short, let's try it. If the emperor still doesn't show up at dawn tomorrow, you continue to guard here, and I plan to enter the city."

"You enter the city alone? No! Now Su Xiaojing is entrenched in the city with King Ning's army. He is a piece of Mr. He's chess player. There must be some arrangements around him. If you meet him, this servant of the traitor will I'm afraid that my former identity will be exposed, which may be harmful to you."

Su Yan shook his head: "I have to go back to the court and pull out Su Xiaojing's obvious pawn, and the one who forces the game has to show up. Doesn't Su Xiaojing always want to be the son of the king and take back the throne that 'belongs' to him? What? I will not let him do what he wants. I want to persuade Yang Shoufu to issue an edict in the name of the cabinet, asking King Yu to return to Beijing to 'succeed to the throne'. King Yu refused to accept the gold medal from the imperial court on the pretext of illness. This time, if he responds to the edict and prepares to enter Beijing , You said, Su Xiaojing, who has lost everything in fetching water from the bamboo basket, and the player behind him, will jump up and bite me? After all, without you, I am the biggest obstacle to their goal."

Zhu Helin knew that this trick of his might indeed force the player to show up, but he might also risk his own safety, so he firmly disagreed.Even if Su Yan proposed to take a group of brocade guards around him with him, it would not work.Unless he brought Jing Hong to chase him, he would feel at ease, as no one else could be foolproof.

"Ah Zhui wants to stay with Altan, and can't be transferred back for the time being. And you have to continue to be 'General Mu', and lead your troops outside the city to be ready to make a final decision at any time." Finally, Su Yan thought of a workaround, " How about this, you write a secret decree, I will contact Longquan, the commander of Tengxiangwei, and let him protect me."

According to their plan, they will be separated for a short period of time. No matter how worried Zhu Helin is, he can only agree to get up and write this secret decree.

They waited all night in the water pavilion without sleep, but they didn't wait for the person they missed in their hearts.

At dawn, Su Yan led a small guard composed of a hundred or so Jinyiwei, and appeared outside the Guangqu Gate in the east of the city.The defenders of the capital tensed their nerves because of the pressure of the Beimo army, and they were busy strengthening the city wall, and they were reprimanded for listening to Lan Xi's request to let Zhu Xian in. Now, even a fly can't fly in. Sentence to shoot them with bows and arrows.

In desperation, the Jinyi guards in plainclothes changed back to the uniforms of unicorns and embroidered spring knives, and handed over their waist badges, cabinet seals, etc. for the defenders to send to Wucheng Bingmasi to verify their integrity. The city gate opened, and a group of Tiqi from Beizhen Fusi rushed out of the city gate under the leadership of Gao Shuo. His tone could not hide his excitement: "Master Su is back! I have ordered Yang Shoufu to come and greet you!"

Su Yan asked, "Where's Sister Ruan?"

Gao Shuo was taken aback, a little embarrassed: "She is fine, and I have safely escorted her back to the capital from Bazhou."

Su Yan smiled gratifiedly: "That's great."

Gao Shuo restrained his smile, and said solemnly: "There is an important matter, the humble official must report it to the emperor immediately, do you dare to ask if Sheng Jia and Mr. Su are not together?"

Su Yan said: "What's the matter, you report it to me first."

"The country has no owner, and the hearts of the people are uncertain, especially in the next arduous battle to defend the city, and there must be a backbone. Therefore, the courtiers decided to set up King Ning as the 'acting prince' today, but because King Ning was seriously ill, Prince Ning's son will be enshrined on his behalf. A short ceremony will be held in Fengtian Hall at Chenshi, and it will start soon depending on the weather."

Hearing this, Su Yan quickly got on his horse and urged, "Hurry up, let's enter the palace. You can do something for me first, and contact Longquan, the commander of Tengxiangwei..."