But it was just noon now, and besides the night guard attack on the camp, a lot of things were going to happen this afternoon.
Zhu Qiyu took He Yi and Huang Pu to have dinner in the Xihua Hall and then went to take a nap. He Yi loves health care as much as Xinjun and wants to go back to his yard to rest.
Only Huang Pu still sat back at the desk, sorting out documents.
Zhu Qiyu saw this and asked, "Chengji, don't you take a break at noon?"
Huang Pu replied: "I have to go to the Chinese army's headquarters quickly to convey the imperial edict of conferring Boluo as the county king. Otherwise, if the edict has not been conveyed, Boluo will have been defeated and killed. That’s when it gets awkward.”
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Well, that's right. Polo only has three or four days to live at most. Pass on the edict quickly and let him be happy in the last days of his life."
Huang Pu smiled and agreed, and the monarch and his ministers split up and went about their own business.
By the time Huang Pu arrived at Ye Xian's camp, Hu Hui and others had already arrived and were paying homage to the Supreme Emperor in the Chinese army's tent.
He also accompanied Zhu Qizhen to meet the ministers first. Only Boyan Timur had nothing to do and came over to chat with Huang Pu beside the chariot.
The two of them had drank together before and were now considered acquaintances. Huang Pu didn't show up and asked curiously: "Why is His Majesty's felt tent set up next to the Chinese army's tent? Didn't His Majesty follow His Royal Highness Prince Zhong before?" Are the troops together?"
Boyan Timur shook his head. After various subtle influences from the mission, and He Xining's constant instigation overtly and covertly, Xian's attitude towards several brothers had already undergone subtle changes.
Ye Xian's most immediate reaction was to take Zhu Qizhen over and place him next to his tent. Then the three Polo brothers were sent out to set up another battalion with their own troops.
Boyan Timur changed the topic and asked Huang Pu for advice: "Mr. Huang, although my daughter has been named a talented person and sent to serve the Supreme Emperor.
But the Emperor never called her to sleep with him. What should he do? If the Emperor returns to the city, how will my daughter deal with herself in the future? Please teach me, sir. "
Huang Pu said with a smile: "Don't worry, King Zhong. It's nothing. There will be a long time to come. One of my tasks when I came here this time was to invite Zhencai and Jingcai into the palace to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager Shangsheng.
The loyal king can rest assured and let the talented people go. Filial piety is the most important thing in the Ming Dynasty. If the talented people don't go, they will be labeled as unfilial in the future, and it will be really difficult to move forward. "
After hearing this, Boyan Timur continued to ask: "Then what will be the consequences of my daughter entering the palace? Will her life be in danger?"
Huang Pu shook his head: "It's nothing. Although the palace is a place for people to eat people, our Ming Dynasty is also a country of etiquette, and I haven't gone so far as to trick your daughter into killing her.
At most, the Empress Dowager would stay with Zhencai and Jingcai for a few days. When the Wala army retreated, they would naturally be released back to the Supreme Emperor. "
Boyan Timur heard the meaning of Huang Pu's words, and the Ming court had no intention of taking the Supreme Emperor back this time.
While the two were talking, the sentry rushed over in a hurry, going to report the military situation to the Chinese army's tent.
Boyan Timur quickly stopped and asked: "What are you doing in such a hurry? I didn't see the Ming envoy here. The Grand Master and the Supreme Emperor are receiving the important ministers of the Ming Dynasty.
If you rush in recklessly, wouldn't it bring shame to us, Wala, and make others say that we don't know etiquette? If you have any military information, please tell me first. "
The sentry detective quickly replied: "There are strange movements in the four camps of the Ming army on the west side of the capital."
Boyan Timur asked curiously: "Special movement? What strange movement?"
The sentry replied: "The Ming army is gathering troops, as if they are about to leave the camp and form an array."
When Boyan Timur heard this, he burst into laughter. The sentinel actually thought that the Ming army still wanted to take the initiative to attack, and the Wala army had not yet gained a stable foothold? What a good joke.
After Boyan finished laughing, he remembered that Huang Pu was still there and apologized hurriedly. Huang Pu replied with a smile: "King Zhong, there is no need to doubt that the Ming army from the four camps is indeed out of the camp.
As for the intention of the Ming army, they just want to catch you off guard before you have finished setting up camp. "
Boyan still felt quite surprised: "Mr. Huang, it seems that both the first-rate and second-rate armies of the Ming Dynasty have been completely wiped out in Shanxi.
The remaining 30,000 Xuanfu elite soldiers in Shanxi did not fire a single shot or kill a single enemy during the entire war, which was tantamount to rebellion.
Apart from this, the rest of the capital should be third-rate and inferior armies, right? Can they be my opponents with 80,000 cavalry? "
Huang Pu heard this and pointed in the direction of Xizhimen: "If King Zhong is willing to listen to my advice and express his goodwill to our new king as soon as possible, there will be a way to survive in the future. If not, in the future, in front of Jingguan outside the city gate, Your head will be placed in the middle of the second row."
Boyan still didn't believe it, but he stopped pestering him and ordered the sentry to wait outside the tent. He changed the topic to a lighter topic and started chatting with Huang Pu.
But at this time, Hu Hui and others met Zhu Qizhen in the Chinese army's tent. Zhu Qizhen sighed heavily and ordered Hu Hui and others to stand up.
Hu Hui was put on the stove by Xin Jun. She had no choice but to bite the bullet, kneel on the ground, kowtow and cry.
Zhu Qizhen asked curiously: "Why are you crying, Uncle Zong?"
"Your Majesty, I am guilty. The late emperor ordered me, the British Duke, and Sanyang to assist Your Majesty as a single and important minister. As a result, I was negligent and incompetent, which led to today's disaster. I really deserve death. Your Majesty, please punish me severely."
Zhu Qizhen sighed heavily again, stepped forward and helped Hu Hui up in person, and cursed bitterly: "Hey, the fault is not with your beloved, nor with the British father-in-law, it's all the traitors like Sanyang who ruined the country.
They managed the south in a mess. In order to make up for their mistakes, I transferred all the elite Ming troops to the south. This led to today's disaster. "
Since he was also present first, Zhu Qizhen was embarrassed to say in the second half of the sentence: The north was also governed even more badly by Sanyang. These three traitorous ministers took advantage of Zhu Qizhen's young age and could not personally govern, and sent troops to attack the East led by Atai Khan. Mongolia completely wiped out the remnants of Arutai, thus helping to unify Mongolia first.
There are only two explanations for Sanyang's behavior: either they were Yexian's loyal ministers and betrayed the Ming Dynasty. Or their heads are full of mush and they have no vision.
No matter what the situation is, it cannot be ignored that it will bring disaster to the country and the people.
Hu Hui had no choice but to comfort Zhu Qizhen: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the new king also hates Sanyang's behavior, and sooner or later he will bring order to the Ming Dynasty."
When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he frowned deeply: From what Hu Hui said, he didn't even support his reset?
He was also on the sidelines first, and spoke Zhu Qizhen's thoughts appropriately: "Hu Shangshu, why do you have to rely on Zhu Qiyu, the tyrant, for everything? Now, wouldn't it be better for you to welcome the Supreme Emperor back to his throne and deal with the treacherous ministers yourself?"
As a minister who cares about life, Hu Hui finally took responsibility for once and replied very clearly: "Your Majesty, Grand Master, the situation has become like this. I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Grand Emperor to restore his throne.
The throne is a sacred weapon in the world, and cannot be given away. The new monarch has already taken that position. If the ministers openly ask the Supreme Emperor to return to his throne, that would be treason.
Wei Chen thought that if the grand master really wanted to send the emperor back to the capital, he would follow the new king's wishes. The army retreated thirty miles, and then each side sent twenty sergeants to hand over fifteen miles outside the city to welcome the Supreme Emperor into the city. When the time comes, the Ming Dynasty will be very grateful to the Grand Master. "
Ye Xian shook his head very firmly: "My 80,000-strong army came all the way here just to send the Supreme Emperor back to his throne. If the Supreme Emperor cannot be reset, then it would be more dangerous for the Supreme Emperor to go back rashly. The new king may be able to tolerate it." The Supreme Emperor?
You, a lonely and important minister, why don't you think about the Supreme Emperor at all? Emperor Xuande is really blind, how could he choose a bunch of traitors like you? "
(End of chapter)
