People are in high spirits during happy events. Gao Di's mood switched between good and bad overnight. Last night he thought he was going to be finished. Even if he could escape unscathed, his future would be ruined. Who knew that after returning to Shanhaiguan, he would not be able to do anything? The little eunuch made peace with him within two hours. Things turned around so quickly that he felt like he had had a weird dream, which was very unreal.
But it was true that he slept very soundly that night. When he woke up early in the morning, he found snow foam blowing outside. This kind of weather was the coldest and coldest, but Gaudi was in a very happy mood. He had to check inside today. , who on earth falsely accused him.
He once asked the young eunuch, but Chang Yu told him something about protecting the privacy of the whistleblower, what the hell!
Before catching the mole, he had to go to greet Chang Yu first. This was also an unspoken rule. Logically speaking, he, the commander-in-chief of the town, had no need to greet the eunuch. That being said, the authority of the eunuch was there. Besides, I just gave myself a break yesterday, so you have to be sensible and behave yourself.
I thought I had gotten up early enough, but when I went to Chang Yu's yard, I learned that he had gone out to exercise. When I was surprised, I saw Chang Yu coming back in single clothes with sweat on his face: "It's such a cold day. Lord Governor, be careful of the cold."
"Those who practice martial arts under my supervision have never known what wind and cold are." Chang Yu laughed. He got up early and ran ten kilometers with Wang Zhengnan and others and then played a few games. His whole body felt smooth and comfortable.
After Chang Yu washed up, he chatted with Gao Yi in the lobby and had breakfast. Zhu Cihong and Zhu Ainao also got up and walked into the lobby: "Chang Yu, I'm going to climb the Great Wall."
"Okay, let's go after dinner." Chang Yu nodded in agreement. Gao Di's eyelids jumped up. Something was wrong, something was wrong!
These two teenagers... no, that's a girl. The identity of these two people is not simple. He originally thought that they were both eunuchs. It is not uncommon for young and handsome eunuchs like the portrait in the palace, but Gao Di can't think of it. Which eunuch out of the palace dared to meet Chang Yu without greeting him and call him by his first name.
So these two people are definitely not eunuchs, and thinking about the attitude of Chang Yu's personal guards towards the young man they saw on the road...fuck! Gaudi suddenly realized something.
Although he has never met the prince or the princess.
But now he can be sure that the two people in front of him are definitely the Ming Dynasty's crown prince and the Kunxing princess, because the two people are of the same age, and their faces are similar to that of Emperor Chongzhen, and Gao Di has met the emperor.
Oh my God! This, this, Gao couldn't believe what he was seeing for the first time. He could actually encounter something like this in his lifetime. The eunuch took the prince and princess out of the palace for a stroll at the border? ? ?
If it’s just the prince, I can barely accept it, but also the princess!
What's more important is that Chang Yu's retinue is less than a hundred people, which is too much.
Emperor Chongzhen must have been too ambitious.
Chang Yu knew from the change in Gao Di's face that he had figured out the identity of the Zhu brothers and sisters. It didn't matter that he didn't deliberately hide it from him, otherwise how could he let him see through it.
"It's unexpected." Chang Yu smiled.
Gaudi smiled bitterly and nodded: "It was like a thunderbolt from the blue."
Why is he smiling bitterly? He has a feeling that the little eunuch deliberately let him know. Not only does he not dare to leak the information after he knows it, but he also has to protect it carefully. If something happens to the brother and sister, it will be fine if he doesn't know about it, but he I understand that we must be jointly and severally responsible.
This little eunuch is really wilted and bad.
After breakfast, the Zhu family brothers and sisters urged Chang Yu to go out quickly. Gao Di had official business to deal with and would not accompany him. In fact, he also knew that these people would not be able to have a good time if he was around, and he felt uncomfortable, so he sent More than a dozen generals followed and three lifting chairs were prepared for emergencies.
Jiang Fa was old and it was very windy and cold today, so Chang Yu didn't let him go with him. Jiang Fa also happened to take the time to study the blood bats.
Except for Jiang Fa, all the personal guards were with him. Chang Yu brought more than ten personal guards. As for Gao Di's more than ten servants, they could only follow from a distance and were not allowed to get close without orders.
The brother and sister had a disagreement as soon as they reached the Great Wall. Zhu Cixiang wanted to go up the mountain along the Great Wall, while Zhu Ainao wanted to see the sea that she had not seen last night.
In the end, Chang Yu made a decision and asked Song Luoyu to take a few people to accompany Princess Kunxing to Laolongtou to see the sea, while he took Zhu Cixiang to Dongluo City outside the Great Wall for a walk to wait for Princess Kunxing, and then went up the mountain together.
There was a strong wind on the city, but it could not dampen Zhu Cixi's interest. Chang Yu took him to the top of Dongluo City, told him the entire Shanhaiguan city fortifications one by one, and then asked: "Check, you, the prince, are full of it." How much goods?"
Zhu Cixiang became nervous. He knew that Chang Yu's test questions were definitely not poetry, poetry, or the Four Books and Five Classics.
"Do you know when Shanhaiguan was built?"
"It was first built in the Sui Dynasty. It was originally built twenty miles east of Funing. During the reign of Emperor Taizu, he ordered the mountain king Xu Da to rebuild Guancheng and move the city sixty miles east. It was named Shanhaiguan because it is close to the mountains and rivers, right?" Zhu Cixi blurted out.
Chang Yu nodded: "Shanhaiguan was not built to its present scale in one day. It has been two hundred and seventy-six years since the Ming Dynasty. During this period, it has been continuously built and repaired until today. This impregnable defense system has been completed. For hundreds of years, the imperial court A lot of manpower and material resources have been invested, and Zhongshan kings Xu Da, Qi Shaobao, Sun Chengzong, etc. have worked hard and shed blood here. Do you know why?"
Zhu Cixiang's face suddenly turned livid, and he gritted his teeth and said: "In order to prevent those dog Tatars from encroaching on our territory of the Ming Dynasty step by step, when Shanhaiguan was first built, there were one guard, ten thousand households, and ten thousand troops stationed. Hou Botongzhi. As the situation changed, Shanhaiguan was gradually upgraded from a pass city to a road city. After the incident in Liaodong a few years ago, it was upgraded to Shanhai Town. Its status is equivalent to that of Liaodong Town, an important town on the nine sides. Those who guard Shanhaiguan are all important ministers. A famous general, the imperial court pays more and more attention to him, just because this is the last bastion of the Ming Dynasty. If he is forced to do so, the consequences... will be very disastrous!"
Chang Yu nodded and praised: "It seems that there is still some goods in the stomach. Due to Shanhaiguan's obstruction, the Tatars have detoured several times to enter the customs in the past ten years. Since there are other imports, why should they spare no effort to fight against Shanhaiguan? Also, do you know where, besides Shanhaiguan, Tatars can enter the country?"
Zhu Cixiang lowered his head and thought for a moment: "In addition to Shanhaiguan, Tatars can still enter through Xifengkou, Gubeikou, and Juyongguan."
Chang Yu nodded: "Since there are three places to enter the pass, why do you have to stick to this place?"
"Um..." Zhu Cixiang frowned and scratched his head. Chang Yu glanced at him: "Do you know what Xifengkou is called?"
Zhu Cixi thought for a while: "Lulong Road, during the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao conquered Wuhuandu in the north. It was Lulong Road. This is very famous."
"Since it is so famous, you should know why Cao Cao didn't march directly along the Liaoxi Corridor from here, but had to go over the mountains?"
"Liaoxi Corridor?" Zhu Cihong was startled, and Chang Yu explained to him that it is the collective name for the several hundred miles from Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou.
Zhu Cixiang said, "I know this, because at that time, the Liaoxi Corridor was mostly swampy and filled with water, and it was during the rainy season when Cao Cao sent his troops, so it was impossible to pass through. After thousands of years of vicissitudes, it has now become the Liaoxi Corridor in your mouth. Corridor."
"Let's go back to the question just now. Now we can answer it." Chang Yu smiled, and Zhu Cihong clapped his hands fiercely: "The mountain road is not easy to walk, but it is not as easy as the Sunshine Avenue of the Western Liaoning Corridor."
Chang Yu looked at the mountains in the distance and sighed softly: "Walking through mountains and ridges, the trails in the mountains are rugged and rugged. It's okay for the Central Plains soldiers, but it is undoubtedly a torture for the nomads who ride on horseback and whip their whips. , and of these three roads, only Juyong Pass can be used for payment, which means that Xifengkou and Gubeikou are only accessible to people and horses, but not to vehicles. In this way, the Tatars cannot carry baggage, artillery, siege equipment, etc. This is also the first few times they have entered the pass. The reason why they directly looted and did not attack the capital after that."
Zhu Cixi listened carefully and nodded from time to time.
