According to historical records, the timidity of Zhu Youyi, the last Heng King, seems to be true. Chang Yu smiled bitterly. The dignified Ming Dynasty King Wendongchang came to visit and went out of the city to greet him. He was no longer timid, he was simply a coward.
Although King Heng was timid, he did such a disgraceful thing, but there were a few foolish sons who encouraged him. Earlier, when Zhu Ci'an met Qin Fugui outside the city, he heard that someone from Dongchang was coming, so he asked his brothers to return to the city quickly to report the news. The brothers fought horses He ran back to the city and told the guards that there were horse thieves. Then when he returned to Prince Heng's Mansion, he said to his father: Oh no, people from Dongchang are here to get you, and they are led by the eunuch...
Zhu Youyi was already timid and almost peeed when he heard this. Why did Dongchang want to take advantage of him? What had he done? Was it... or... or was the emperor trying to make an unwarranted move? The king's lineage.
There is a saying in later generations that no official is clean, and one must check it out. Although this is too extreme, it still has a certain truth. It is still feasible in this world. Although the court is strict with the vassal king, as a king, there are many There are some clues. Not to mention the prince's group of palace guards who hunt with swords and bows can secretly hide soldiers and armor and intend to rebel against you. What's more, Dongchang is the best at framing the blame, and this time the emperor sent The big boss of Dongchang.
Moreover, the big boss of Dongchang, Zhu Youyi, had also heard that the intruders killed in Taiyuan ran away with their heads in their arms, and the Qing soldiers killed outside the pass cried for their fathers and mothers. It was said that they were still suppressing thieves in Baoding Prefecture a while ago. His sudden appearance made him even more famous than the emperor. Beloved, it is said that he controls the world's soldiers and horses, and now he comes to the door, then he...
It frightened others to death, and frightened himself to the point of panic. When Zhu Youji was frightened, he ignored the dissuasion of the palace chief and insisted on going to the city gate to meet the governor of Dongchang who was in full swing. Of course, he didn't pay much attention to following the authority in urgent matters. With the pomp and ceremony, he went to the North City Gate with only a dozen servants and a few sons. At the same time, he also notified Qian Lianghan, the prefect of Qingzhou, to be with him.
When he arrived at the gate of the city, the people naturally gathered to watch, but Zhu Youdi had a good reputation among the people of Qingzhou. Although he was watched, he did not get angry. He even thought of something and asked his servants to quickly contact the reputable squires in the city to come back and make a joint signature for himself. plead.
Zhu Youyi did not wait for his little friend Qian Lianghan, the prefect of Qingzhou. In fact, this is reasonable. Qian Lianghan is a civil servant and the eunuch is a bitter enemy. If a dignified prefect of a state goes to the city gate to greet an eunuch, his spine can Punctured.
Instead of waiting for Qian Lianghan, he did wait for the eldest son Zhu Cian. After meeting him, Zhu Youji rushed from hell to the sky and then fell into hell again in just a few words.
The great eunuch of Dongchang is not here to investigate Prince Heng’s Mansion!
yeah!
They are here to help Qingzhou Prefecture resist the Tatars. The Tatars are coming, tens of thousands of troops!
ah!
In just a few breaths, Zhu Youji experienced the two worlds of ice and fire. He was so happy that his soles became weak and his face turned pale. He had never heard of the day when the Tatars entered the customs, and how many soldiers and horses the eunuch of Dongchang brought to protect him. This king?
"It is said that the total is six to seven hundred, but the only one who has arrived now is the eunuch with less than a hundred soldiers." Zhu Cian said quickly. Prince Heng almost lost his temper. Hundreds of people are of no use. Yes, the emperor must know that the officers and soldiers are blocking the way. The Tatars specially asked the great eunuch to help me take refuge. Yes, this must be the case.
"Father" Zhu Cian saw his father in such a frightened state and quickly pulled Zhu Youyi: "The eunuch is about to arrive."
Ah, Zhu Youyi then remembered that he was here to greet the eunuch of the Dongchang, but then he thought that he was here to greet the eunuch who was originally here to arrest him. Now... he might as well run away quickly to save himself the embarrassment.
Now he wanted to take care of the Wang family's face again, but it was too late. The little eunuch had already arrived a hundred meters away from the city gate. It would be even more embarrassing if he slipped away and was seen by others. Zhu Youyi had to bite the bullet and got off the carriage to the city gate. Keep a low profile and show your approachability, and your reputation will naturally spread when you look back.
"The great eunuchs of Dongchang are all the emperor's confidants. Moreover, they are here under orders, just like the emperor is coming in person. How can we be disrespectful to him..." Zhu Youyi muttered, not sure whether he was telling others or for others. Listen to it yourself.
Speaking of which, when he learned that Prince Heng personally came to the city gate to greet Chang Yu, why didn't he bite the bullet and come? He knew that it would not be long before the whole world knew about this, and the wind direction of the government and the public would definitely blow more and more, such as the power of the government and the government. The eunuch of Dongchang threatened the vassal king to go out of the city to meet him...
But Chang Yu was not helpless. To overcome this situation, he just had to lower his posture, the lower the better. Sure enough, he was still twenty or thirty meters away from the city gate, so he jumped off his horse and bent down towards the rich man in front of the city gate. The middle-aged man walked quickly: "Dongchang Changyu pays homage to King Heng."
Zhu Youyi was very surprised. Although he had learned from Zhu Cian that the eunuch of Dongchang was actually a young eunuch, it was still beyond his expectation that he was only a boy of sixteen or seventeen, and he was so respectful and dignified to him. The governor of the East Factory actually used the word "visit" to him, and his words were concise and concise without adding any official title to his head.
Feeling flattered, Zhu Youyi quickly stretched out his hands to support Chang Yu's arms: "Sure enough, heroes come from young. It is said that the admiral of Dongchang who went west to Taiyuan to kill thieves and went north to drive out the prisoners was so young."
"Your Majesty, you are exaggerating." Chang Yu smiled slightly and glanced around: "Your Majesty, our family has important business, can we go back to the palace first and talk about it later?"
Zhu Youyi understood that the so-called important business must be related to the Tatar invasion. It was an urgent matter and he said quickly: "Okay, okay, Mr. Chang, please get in the car." He thought that this little eunuch was also a practical person, and he didn't have so many false politenesses. .
"Your Majesty, please come first." He said and helped Zhu Youyi into the car. The groom said "drive" and drove into the city. Zhu Ci'an entertained Chen Suole and other Dongchang guards on behalf of his father. Following the car, there were many people on the street. Wu Shui couldn't understand that Prince Heng met a group of unknown people at the door and left in a hurry without saying a few words.
Zhu Youji's shouts were heard from the car several hundred meters away, but several servants were sent to summon the prefect Qian Lianghan to guard Li Shiyuan when he entered the palace to discuss matters. He also ordered the city guards to quickly go to the outside of the city to warn. The army was about to arrive, so the people fled quickly, and at the same time, martial law was declared throughout the city.
Almost within the time of half a stick of incense, the entire Qingzhou City fell into panic, and the heinous Tatars came again.
Prince Heng's Mansion is square and large in the southwest corner of Qingzhou City. There is a Wangfu Street in front of the door, with two stone squares standing there. Chang Yu specially opened the curtain and took a look at these two buildings. Later generations can still see that they are the only remaining buildings of Prince Heng's Mansion. Two buildings.
These two stone squares were built by Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, who allocated special funds to build them when the first Prince Heng celebrated his birthday. He was also given an inscription on the forehead of the stone square. The front square is "Legendary of Loyalty and Kindness" and the back square is "Filial Filial Piety and Tolerance to Friends".
Not to mention that the lineage of King Heng regarded this as a family motto. It was said that the Seventh King of the Sixth Generation had a good reputation in the fiefdom, which was much better than that of King Lu of Yanzhou and King Fu of Kaifeng.
Charitable, generous and friendly, and as timid as a mouse... emmm Chang Yu had a smile on his face.
But Zhu Youyi, who was sitting opposite him, had a pale face and was sweating profusely. Along the way, Chang Yu briefly told him about the Qing army entering the pass, besieging the capital, and marching south to plunder and lead his troops to pursue it, which frightened him. Tens of thousands of troops dared to attack even the capital. How could this small Qingzhou withstand the tens of thousands of his cavalry?
Seeing that generations of experience in Qingzhou of Prince Heng's Mansion will be destroyed in one day, how can he not panic and not be afraid! Zhu Youyi, who was extremely frightened, did not notice the smile on the corner of the little eunuch's mouth, and his lips trembled: "Chang, how long will it take for Eunuch Chang to reach Qingzhou Mansion to see the Tatars?"
Chang Yu pondered for a while: "The vanguard will be the fastest tonight and the slowest tomorrow morning, and the main force will be within three to five days."
ah! Zhu Youyi cried out in horror: "When the Tatar vanguard arrives, they will definitely besiege the city. We can't leave even if we want to, but in such a short time, how can I, the king, have time to clean up..."
Chang Yu frowned: "My lord, what do you mean... you want to avoid it?"
Zhu Youyi was startled: "If you don't leave, why don't you wait for death or surrender to the Tatars? Eunuch Chang, didn't you come under the order to escort me to escape? By the way, has the emperor given permission for me to go where? Yes, to Jinan, Jinan The city has high walls and thick walls...ah, but Jinan was also attacked by the Tatars..."
This King Heng was completely panicked.
"Your Majesty," Chang Yu called softly. Zhu Youyi stared at him blankly for a long time before coming back to his senses: "Did Eunuch Chang call me the king?"
"Our family is not here to escort you to refuge, but to keep the peace of Qingzhou and drive the Tatars out of the customs!" Chang Yu said solemnly, and Zhu Youji almost went crazy: "Eunuch Chang wants to stay with the Tatars in Qingzhou Mansion. Let the war begin. The Tatars have an army of tens of thousands. How many troops and horses do you bring with you?"
"There are a lot of them, but they are all behind and can't come here for the time being. Now I have more than 600 to 700 on hand and I have to rely on the guards of Qingzhou Prefecture." Chang Yu told the truth.
"What do you expect from the guards in Qingzhou Prefecture?" Zhu Youdi opened his mouth and laughed bitterly: "Does Eunuch Chang know how many guards there are in Qingzhou Prefecture?"
