In the square in front of the Qianqing Gate, there are more than ten cars parked, and there are nearly a hundred handsome guardsmen waiting around, ready to go.
Chunxiang and Jiang Quan were also on the side. When they saw Chang Yu approaching, they hurriedly greeted them.
Chang Yu raised his eyebrows: "Didn't you say twenty cars..."
"The rest of the forage and miscellaneous vehicles are waiting at the Royal Horse Prison. These are silver vehicles," Wu Mengming explained.
Chang Yu said "oh" and was about to leave when he suddenly felt someone watching him. He raised his head suddenly and saw a lonely gray-haired figure watching him from a distance on top of the tower. It was not Chongzhen.
Bowing and bowing, Chang Yu saluted deeply towards the tower. Others on the side also noticed Chongzhen's figure and hurriedly followed Chang Yu in saluting.
Looking up again, the lonely figure was gone. Chang Yu looked at the towering city and sighed slightly, turned around and ordered the motorcade to set off.
At this moment, the Qianqing door opened, and a figure ran over, but it was Zhu Cixiang, who looked like he had just gotten up.
"I thought you weren't coming." Chang Yugang hurriedly greeted him.
"How could it be possible?" Zhu Cixi's eyes were a little red and swollen: "I slept late last night, and I didn't want you to leave so early."
Chang Yu smiled and said nothing, watching Zhu Cixiang pat him on the shoulder. This move almost made everyone's eyes pop out. Although in later generations this was the most common gesture of affection, but now for two people, it was so... It's disrespectful.
But Zhu Cixiang didn't take it seriously at all, and gave Chang Yu a heavy pat: "Bon voyage."
"Of course!" Chang Yu said with a smile: "I also wish you lots of wealth and invite me to drink when you come back."
When it comes to money, Zhu Cixiang immediately beams with joy: "Enough drinking, you know, I made another 40,000 taels last night."
Seeing his excitement, Chang Yu couldn't help pouring cold water on him: "Business is going from bad to worse."
"There's nothing I can do. The rats have learned a lot, and you, the old cat, still don't show up." Zhu Cixiang didn't take it seriously but still smiled. He was quite content with tens of thousands taels a night, but he also knew that as time went by, these nobles would slowly Those who are slow to react will be less likely to be fooled.
"Then let's lay heavy bait," Chang Yu said with a smile.
"So I found a reason to set up a stage at Qianbu Corridor outside Chengtian Gate to open the show these two days," Zhu Cixiang said with a smile.
Chang Yu touched his palms: "There are so many government offices over there, and the ministers are bored at work. Well, business must be good!"
Zhu Cixiang smiled, then put away his smile, looking at Chang Yu with a sincere face: "Remember what I said, don't worry about anything else, just come back safely."
Chang Yu nodded slightly, then clasped his fists heavily, turned and left.
Zhu Cixiang watched him go away, and at this moment a ray of morning sun rose, shining brightly on the Donghua Gate.
Outside Bei'an Gate, twenty carts lined up, with three hundred imperial guards, three hundred imperial guards, three hundred Tengxiang four guards, and three hundred eunuchs standing on horseback wearing helmets and armor, majestic and extraordinary.
Although the weather was cold, it could not dampen the momentum of the team. Looking at these 1,500 elite soldiers, Chang Yu felt so heroic that he wanted to burst into the sky. One day, he would lead his troops on the battlefield and kill everyone, not just be a bodyguard. head.
"Let's go!" Chang Yu shouted and jumped on the carriage. As the commanders of this team, he and Wu Mengming naturally did not have to brave the cold wind to drive their horses. Each had a special carriage, and his coachman was the eunuch. Fang San.
Chang Yu's ultimate destination for this trip is Taiyuan, which is southwest of Beijing. In fact, he only needs to go south from the capital and take Baoding, Shijiazhuang, and Yangquan to get to Taiyuan.
But what worried him was that he had to go to Xuan Datong to send money first, otherwise there would be no troops there, so he had to go northwest from the capital to Changping to Xuanhua and then south through Datong to Taiyuan, which was a big detour, but he didn't There is no way, the current situation is so fucked up, there is no money to mobilize the troops!
According to historical records, the intruders broke into Pingyang Mansion on January 23rd, besieged Taiyuan Mansion on February 6th, and broke the city two days later. In other words, the intruders took thirteen days to rest from Pingyang Mansion to Taiyuan, and it may have been because of Chang Yu. This little butterfly produced some effects and broke through Pingyang Mansion two days in advance. However, Chang Yu was also delayed for two days in the capital. Now he was left with thirteen days of free time. During these thirteen days, he had to send money to Xuanda. , and then mobilized troops to defend Taiyuan.
In fact, after Pingyang Mansion was breached, Chongzhen had already made a decree to mobilize a large number of troops to defend Taiyuan. However, deploying troops and generals was not a quick and easy journey. Mobilization, food, salary, etc., could take three to five days in the quickest way, or three or five days in the slowest time. For six or seven days, this is the prerequisite for food, grass, wages and money to be in place.
Therefore, Chang Yu believes that Xuanda's troops are now being inked. Whether it is due to delay in preparation or deliberate delay due to lack of food and salary, it is impossible to leave so readily. It is most likely that they are waiting for their own money to arrive.
So he has to be fast!
This is also the reason why he is all cavalry and has to travel day and night. If he doesn't know the future, he can still take his time. But he clearly knows that there are only ten days left. Who can calm down? Even though he knows that the rebel army will be there in thirteen days. There are only three people who can besiege Taiyuan!
Three hundred Tengxiang's four guards took the lead, with the eunuch army and Jin Yiwei in the middle guarding the silver chariot, and the government army's front guard at the rear. This formation was not Chang Yu's idea, but the result of the discussion between the leaders of the guards. The reason why Tengxiang's left and right guards were allowed to lead the way was , because this team has actual combat experience, has been out of Beijing, and suppressed thieves. The others are novices. Although Jin Yiwei is awesome, his areas of expertise are gathering intelligence, arresting and chasing fugitives, interrogating and torture, and of course fighting alone. There are many good players among the Jinyi Guards.
Exiting Deshengmen and heading northeast is a highway leading to Changping. The highway cannot be compared with the expressways of later generations, but it is wide and flat compared with ordinary rural roads.
There was not much scenery along the way, because it had snowed the day before, and there was still snow on both sides of the road. There were endless fields, and occasionally there were cottages in the woods that looked dilapidated in winter.
The carriages of Chang Yu and Wu Mengming drove side by side and followed behind the silver carriage. The carriages had been modified so that they could sit or lie down, and were sheltered from the wind and rain. Chunxiang and several confidants and eunuchs rode to accompany him on horseback. The confidants in the palace were almost Everyone was brought out, and the only one left behind was Lao Hu.
Lao Hu also wanted to follow him out. He said that he had not been out of Beijing for decades and the world was so big. He wanted to go out and see it, but Chang Yu refused because of the long journey and the fatigue of traveling and traveling. After all, he was not young, but more importantly, the Pan family The Yao house must have a confidant there, so Lao Hu has been transferred there as the housekeeper, otherwise it would not be Fang San's turn to drive Chang Yu's car.
Wu Mengming raised the curtain of the car and kept looking at the eunuchs around him. They were all wearing cotton armor and helmets, and they were holding swords on their backs. They were so imposing that outsiders would not believe that these people were eunuchs.
"Eunuch Chang, all of your subordinates look very impressive. I never imagined that there are such outstanding personnel in the palace."
Hey, Chang Yu smiled slightly: "There are nearly 10,000 eunuchs in the palace. If 300 people can't come up with them, then Lord Wu is looking down on me."
"How dare you, how dare you" Wu Mengming quickly said seriously: "Mr. Chang, please don't mislead me. I was just temporarily overwhelmed by the momentum of your men. I look up, look up, how dare I look down on you!" His words were extremely exaggerated.
Chang Yu laughed loudly: "These three hundred people are our family's most talented people selected from the palace. They train day and night to prepare for the boxing match. It's unexpected that they accepted this job at the last minute!" think.
"No wonder they all look brave." Wu Mengming nodded lightly.
"That's inevitable. We're not bragging. Regardless of whether it's a one-on-one fight or a group fight, I'm afraid those imperial guards under you are no match." He said this loudly on purpose. As expected, after hearing this, the surrounding eunuchs couldn't help but show a hint of pride on their faces. .
Chang Yu just wants to give them confidence and let them know that not only are they not shorter than anyone else, but they have the potential to crush them!
"Really?" Wu Mengming was noncommittal, smiled slightly, and changed his words: "Eunuch Chang, let's take a rest in Changping. There is a post station there."
"It's not even a hundred miles from here to Changping, so there's no way to rest. This trip is no different than normal. The sooner we get there, the better. This breath won't stop until Juyong Pass!" Chang Yu said with a straight face.
Wu Mengming nodded and immediately asked the guards around him to pass on the message.
"After leaving the customs, the situation will be complicated. Mr. Wu should worry more," Chang Yu said again, because he knew that the world would not be so peaceful after leaving the Juyong Pass, and bandits and bandits were everywhere.
"Eunuch Chang, just don't worry. When the army leaves the city, the spies will go first. I sent three spies out of the city early in the morning. The fastest one should be in Changping by now. Information along the way will be delivered every twenty miles."
"Hey, he is indeed a Jinyiwei, he is capable." Chang Yu extended his thumb: "But after leaving the customs, you have to report every ten miles."
Wu Mengming was very impressed by Chang Yu's praise: "The emperor's personal guards have more than twenty, each of them has his or her own talents, but we, the Jin Yi Guards, are almost omnipotent, and when it comes to gathering intelligence and tracking and apprehending, this is the one." He said, holding out his thumb.
Chang Yu nodded in agreement, but something suddenly sounded. He looked at Wu Mengming and asked, "Master Wu, did you already know about our family before we met?"
Wu Mengming was startled and didn't know what Chang Yu meant by what he said. He then nodded and said, "Eunuch Chang's name is so famous in the inner palace, how could I not know about it?"
Chang Yu smiled: "Our family admits this, but Mr. Wu is not a member of the palace, how could he know?"
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