At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Chang Yu decided to go to the palace. He wanted to see if Li Guozhen had sent the money.
Zhu Cixiang was still in a good mood. He had a lot of fun last night. As expected by Chang Yu, Wu Mengming came to the Prince's Mansion yesterday on an invitation to Chang Yu. The Prince followed Chang Yu's instructions and revealed a little bit. The money-greedy man was overjoyed. Man, all kinds of tricks and all kinds of support, I gained a lot last night.
but!
Li Guozhen has not sent any money yet!
This made Chang Yu a little surprised and a little angry. He was so numb that he thought it was a fart?
"Let's go!" When Zhu Cihong heard this, he immediately became energetic. After a brief change of disguise, he led a group of guards from the Prince's Mansion and followed Chang Yu out of the palace.
"Wu Mengming said yesterday that he was called into the palace. Do you know why?" Chang Yu was a little curious in the car, because intelligence chiefs usually enter the palace when something big happens. Could it be that something happened to the intruder?
"Father, let him pay him to go west... Zhu" Cixiang talked eloquently. It turned out that Chongzhen sent a large number of Xuan troops to Taiyuan to intercept the invading army, but the old problem faced him was that the money must be paid in place, otherwise he would not be able to make an idle note. People buy into it, and even if they are beaten with whips, they still have no intention of surrendering their lives.
If it had been before, Chongzhen would have been worried to death. Fortunately, the clever trick the prince came up with helped him raise more than half a million taels of silver, and more than 200,000 taels of silver have been recovered, which is enough to mobilize the troops this time, but the new The question arises again, who to send to deliver the money.
In the past, this work was all done by Jingying, but now he has lost trust in Jingying. In addition to the dream of the prince, there is also the fact that in reality, Jingying is seriously short of pay, and if it is not paid, these people escort him and divide it up halfway. When he came back, he said that there was nothing he could do if he was attacked by thieves. After all, there were many thieves in the west, and if he pursued them seriously, he would most likely force the escorting officers and soldiers to rebel.
So I thought about it again and again, and I only have the knife I trust most, the Xiuchun Dao and the Jinyiwei.
So that’s what happened. After hearing this, Chang Yu was silent for a while, then suddenly said: “Prince, how about I escort you?”
ah? Zhu Cixiang was startled: "This..." He was really surprised.
"As you know, I have trained an army of more than 200 eunuchs. If I go to escort them, I can first train the troops, and secondly, I can go to the front line to find out information and see the real situation. I can kill two birds with one stone. Do you think it's feasible? ".
Zhu Cixiang was startled for a moment, then nodded and said: "It's possible, but how can I tell my father that you're training soldiers privately? It's a capital crime. If my father knows about it, he might suspect that I have ulterior motives. It's even more implicated. And don't you always want to be here?" Are you working quietly behind the scenes? If you go to collect wages, I'm afraid you will be exposed."
Chang Yu also frowned when he heard this. What Zhu Cixiang said was indeed a trouble. Chongzhen was famous for being suspicious of serious illnesses. In history, a confidant like Gong Yonggu once suggested training some people to prepare for future troubles. He was dismissed when sending the prince to Nanjing at a critical moment. Refuse or even scold, one can imagine the suspicion.
"If you don't pretend to be a royal guard, Wu Mengming can handle this matter, and he will definitely not refuse."
Chang Yu suggested again. Zhu Cixiang nodded slightly: "It can be discussed later."
"Then why did Li Guozhen enter the palace yesterday? Why hasn't he been evacuated yet? Your Majesty's move is too..." Chang Yu was about to say something indecisive, but suddenly thought that saying this in front of the prince was simply treason, so he quickly stopped. But Zhu Cixiang didn't seem to realize it.
"My father is looking for reasons to deal with him right now. People are in a panic right now, and even the slightest mistake can lead to chaos. Therefore, we can't just investigate and deal with him directly based on a dream. There must be evidence. Besides, he was in your dream." He is not a great evil person, he is just a mediocre person who surrenders to the enemy."
Chang Yu let out a long sigh. Being mediocre would harm the country. It was surprising to him that Chongzhen was still so indecisive at this time. It was like a person knew that his end was coming, but he was still so slow and afraid of wolves. The tiger's behavior is really ridiculous. At this time, drastic rectification is the best way to reverse the situation. I can't do my best.
Although he is dissatisfied, he can also understand Chongzhen's difficulties. After all, he has never played politics and does not know how deep the water is. But he knows that the cabinet has been working against him for a long time. In a simple word, no one listens to him and is waiting. The master changes every time the sky changes.
The atmosphere in front of Li Guozhen's Earl's Mansion was a little abnormal, even a little solemn. More than twenty guards were walking back and forth in front of the house with knives, staring at passers-by and glaring at them, scaring passers-by to take a detour.
What do you mean, do you want to find someone to blame for defaulting on your debt? Chang Yu looked out of the car window and raised his eyebrows, then winked at Tang Po Angel next to the car.
Tang Potian understood immediately and walked over with more than a dozen guards.
"What are you doing?" He was stopped by the guards as soon as he arrived in front of the house, but his tone was polite after seeing the clothes of Tang Potian and others.
"Asking for money," Tang Potian said and waved his hand, and several people behind him were going to knock on the door.
The guards immediately gathered around and blocked several people. In their opinion, although the other party had some background, who was the biggest in the capital, of course the boss of the capital camp.
"Presumptuous" Tang Potian was furious: "Did you know that I came from the palace? I don't want to kill myself."
The guards immediately changed their colors. Although they had just seen that they belonged to the 26th Guards of the Emperor's personal guard, they thought that the boss of a certain guard had a close relationship with Li Guozhen and there was nothing to be afraid of.
But what Tang Potian said is very meaningful. Those who can be said to be from the palace are not just ordinary personal guards who are on duty. The only ones who can be on duty in the palace 24 hours a day are the Han generals from the Jin Yiwei and the Cha from the Fifth Army Camp. Knife around the hand.
"Is this eldest brother from the Jin Yi Guard?" the leader of the guard asked with a shy smile.
Tang Potian snorted coldly: "Tang Potian, the sword officer in charge of the vanguard of the government army."
Ahem, the guards were suddenly shocked. To say that the emperor's personal guards were the most well-equipped and capable of fighting, the Four Guards of Xiangteng were the ones closest to the palace. The ones closest to the palace were the Jinyi Guards and the Fork Knife Hands of the Fifth Military Camp, but there was still one guard who was the royal guard. The caring little cotton-padded jacket, over there is the avant-garde of the government army, also known as the sword-bearing guard, the emperor's personal bodyguard, the people call it the sword-bearing bodyguard, and there are only forty bodyguards with swords, and the plain-looking Tang Potian in front of him is one of them. one.
Tang Potian's words directly imply that he is a member of the royal family. Can these soldiers not be frightened? However, there are more than ten murderous guards standing next to the carriage not far away. It is very likely that the people in the carriage have a lot of background. .
The guard immediately became timid: "Boss Tang, wait a moment, I'll go in and let you know." The leader said, turning around and about to enter the house.
"No trouble," Tang Potian said. The guards around him already understood. They pushed aside the guards who were blocking him, rushed to the door of the mansion and started kicking him.
The guards stood idly by with panicked expressions on their faces.
Not long after, the family opened the door and tried to close it as soon as they opened it. Several guards kicked the door open and then rushed in.
Tang Potian coldly glanced at the guards in front of the house, snorted coldly, and then turned to look at the carriage.
"Let's go in and let off some steam." Chang Yu straightened Zhu Cixiang's leather hat and lifted up his scarf, revealing only a pair of eyes. Then they jumped out of the carriage and walked straight into Li Guozhen surrounded by the guards. In the mansion, the guards on both sides were dumbfounded.
"Now the emperor has an excuse to evacuate him, right?" Chang Yu glanced at the guards before entering the gate and smiled. Zhu Cixiang was startled at first, but then he understood and nodded with a smile: "It's true, he can't escape. Lost"
As mentioned before, the Ming Dynasty was extremely corrupt. Not only the local army, but also the Beijing camp and even the emperor's personal guards were very virtuous. Work as a servant, nurse a hospital, or even work as a coolie to open up wasteland and cultivate fields.
As the governor of Beijing, Li Guozhen naturally spared no effort to do whatever he wanted. Although this was an open secret outside, it was really seen by the royal family at this moment, and when Chongzhen was trying to find trouble with him, it was really As Zhu Cixiong said, it’s a real hammer!
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