Chongzhen came to the city gate to wait and see when he had nothing to do. Zhu Si and Wang Chengen who he sent out did not come back.
Inevitably, something made Chongzhen uneasy, and he waited anxiously.
"Your Majesty, it seems there will be no news today."
Xiao Shangzi is also waiting for his master to come back. Wang Chengen is also a master and apprentice and a father and son. Of course, he hopes that Wang Chengen will return safely, but after waiting for several hours. Still no sign of any return.
The breeze was getting colder, and after waiting for several hours, he walked up to Chongzhen and said.
"It looks like it is, let's go back."
Chongzhen nodded, and just as he was about to get on the carriage, he noticed a rider, Juechen, running towards them.
"Your Majesty, look, it's three hundred miles urgent!"
Xiao Shangzi looked at the flag carried behind the soldier and quickly helped Chongzhen down from the carriage.
He pointed at the soldiers riding horses in the distance.
"Stop him!"
Of course Chongzhen knew that this was a three-hundred-mile emergency, and quickly ordered his imperial troops to stop the people.
"Get out of the way, hurry up three hundred miles!"
The soldiers who brought the news saw the sudden appearance of the imperial guards and shouted loudly, trying to get them to get out of the way.
"Quickly get out of the way, there is something important to meet with His Majesty! If you miss something important, you will die forever!"
The soldiers were stopped by Chongzhen's forbidden troops and shouted anxiously at these forbidden troops.
"If you don't have any eyesight, can't you see His Majesty's chariot?"
Xiao Shangzi signaled the imperial troops to move aside, pointed at Chongzhen's carriage and asked the soldier.
"Xiao Shangzi, tell me what's wrong?"
Chongzhen also felt that Xiao Shangzi was exaggerating, so he quickly stepped forward to help the dusty soldier, wiped the dirt from his face and asked.
"Your Majesty, this is an urgent military report of three hundred miles from the prince."
The soldier quickly took out the letter wrapped in cowhide from his arms and handed it to Chongzhen.
"Someone, take him down to rest."
Seeing the soldiers swaying a little, I also knew that such a three-hundred-mile urgent military report required people riding horses day and night to reach the capital in just a few days.
For such a perseverant soldier, Chongzhen quickly asked someone to make arrangements.
We can't chill the hearts of the people below. If we don't settle well this time, who else will desperately send military reports back next time.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The soldier quickly knelt down to thank him. After thanking him, he was helped to rest.
"Okay, okay, okay. This Wang Chengen is not bad, he actually knows such a trick."
After reading the three-hundred-mile urgent military report, Chongzhen said three good things in a row, which was also the highest praise for Wang Chengen.
"Go back to the palace!"
Chongzhen had not been so happy for a long time and said to Xiao Shangzi.
After returning to the palace, Chongzhen sat happily in the main hall and began to write letters and imperial edicts himself.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
Xiao Shangzi was grinding aside. Although he entered the palace at a young age, he knew a few characters. When he saw Chongzhen writing the imperial edict, he asked quietly beside him with some confusion.
"Xiao Shangzi, your master has made a great contribution this time."
Chongzhen was very happy now. Seeing that Xiao Shangzi was trained by Wang Chengen, he did not hide it and said to him with a smile.
"Is this an imperial edict to canonize my master? That means my master can return safely."
"Yes, he will arrive in the capital soon, but this edict is not for him. I will reward him when he comes back."
Wang Chengen took advantage of the rift between Hong Chengchou and his subordinates to disintegrate the army. The two parties started a fierce battle. Finally, Hong Chengchou was caught and was being escorted back to the capital.
This imperial edict is also to stabilize the morale of the army and reward those generals who bring order to chaos. Only in this way will more and more people do things.
Even Chongzhen was full of praise for this strategy. If he did it himself, it might not be as good as Wang Chengen's.
"Major General, leave quickly!"
"Whoever captures Hong Tao alive will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold and will be promoted to one rank!"
Hundreds of cavalry chased and killed a few lone soldiers.
"Major General, leave quickly, others will fight with me bloodyly! Protect the Major General and leave!"
After Hong Chengchou realized something was wrong in the military camp, he quickly asked his own soldiers to escort his son away.
But they were still discovered, and after a day and night of pursuit, almost all the soldiers were wiped out. Seeing that there was no hope of escape, the soldiers stopped immediately, and finally bought some time for Hong Tao.
Hong Tao knew that as long as he lived, there was still hope. He watched his soldiers resolutely die for him and rode his horse towards the south.
"Is it worth it for you to fight for a dying master?"
"You traitor generals, what has the general done to you? You betrayed him!"
"What nonsense! Kill me. No one will be spared!"
Hundreds of cavalry rushed forward, and soon Hong Chengchou's soldiers fell under their horses one by one.
"No, General, Hong Tao has disappeared."
When they checked, they found that Hong Tao was not there, and the men who went to search didn't find it either.
"Don't be afraid, he's just a loser. Go back and keep an eye on all Hong Chengchou's cronies! I don't think they can make a difference."
All the hundreds of cavalrymen retreated to the military camp and did not continue the pursuit.
Hong Tao hurried towards the capital. As long as he found Hong Chengyu in the capital, only the Hong family could protect himself and his father.
"Your Majesty, I'm back."
Zhu Si also returned to the capital and immediately entered the palace to report to Chongzhen.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
"Your Majesty, the Japanese army only sent 10,000 troops to the north, saying that they wanted to guard against Japanese invaders."
"It's okay. Wang Chengen has captured Hong Chengchou and will arrive in the capital soon."
Now the Japanese army doesn't care at all. Anyway, the purpose of deploying troops is to fight against Hong Chengchou. Now that Hong Chengchou is finished, it doesn't matter how many troops there are.
"Very good."
"Zhu Si, you have worked hard on this trip. I will appoint you as the commander of the Jinyi Guards. You can dispatch all the Jinyi Guards at will."
Chongzhen saw that the other party was hardworking and hardworking, and the position of commander was still vacant. Zhu Si was also loyal to him, so he directly promoted him to two ranks.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me now. Go back and gather all the royal guards for me, monitor all the ministers in the capital, and report any trouble immediately."
Of course, the reorganization is not in vain. The royal guards in the capital are all led by hundreds of thousands of households, and their rights are relatively scattered. They will not be effective at critical times. Only by twisting them into a rope can the best results be achieved.
"Don't worry Your Majesty, I will sort it out."
"Your Majesty, I still want to ask?"
"Tell me, there is nothing we can't ask between you and me."
Having long seen that Zhu Si had something to say, Chongzhen smiled and said to him.
"His Majesty asked me to assemble the royal guards. Are we going to make a big move?"
Zhu Si said what he wanted to say.
"Hahaha, yes, this is our best chance."
