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"Governor, there are rumors everywhere in the capital, and there are rumors about the emperor everywhere. Do you want to...?"
A eunuch made a vicious gesture with his knife.
Fan Ting's face was gloomy. If the emperor hadn't told him when he left, he would have killed someone.
Hearing this, he said: "Don't pay attention to them. Let them make trouble and keep an eye on us. When the emperor returns to Beijing, we will have our own thoughts."
Since Zhu Houzhao left the capital with his army, the capital has not been peaceful. There have been rumors and slander. I don’t know who instigated those scholars to jump out and make trouble again. This time they learned to be smart and just wantonly in restaurants and teahouses. attack.
Every day, people outside Yang Tinghe's house pointed fingers, made bad remarks, and wrote insulting words on the three old pavilion cars. Some famous scholars even came to "visit" them in person and accused them of being arrogant. They just watched helplessly. Playing nonsense with the emperor.
If you wear a crown just like a monkey, you will kill people if you are small, and harm the country if you are big. I don't know how you are. If you are unable to advise the monarch, and you cannot govern the country safely, what kind of face do you have to be a minister?
The people don't know the truth, and they follow what everyone else says. The capital has become turbulent and full of soldiers. The Five Cities Military Command and the Jingzhao Mansion can only watch helplessly. What can they do? Wouldn't it be a disservice to arrest all those people?
Mou Bin was even more troubled. He had a headache every day just reading the news sent by the secret guards. These people were full of food and wanted to die. He was someone who understood His Majesty's temperament. If the news came to Datong, Your Majesty doesn't know why Long Yan is so angry.
The most disgusting thing is that there has been no news about the real murderer. I don’t know what Yan Song does for food, and there is no news yet.
In fact, this incident was related to Zhu Houzhao himself. When he asked Kong Shangyi to write a letter to persuade him to collect commercial taxes in the name of Qufu, all this had already laid the foundation for disaster. The news of Kong Shangyi's disappearance in the capital had already spread. When he arrived in Qufu, he didn't know that his son was in your hands until someone came to Duke Yansheng with a letter and asked him to enlighten him. Your Majesty was unhappy.
Duke Yan Sheng was unhappy now, but due to the emperor's power, he had to compromise for the time being. It was more important to save his son first. At the same time, in the name of the Confucius Mansion, he openly reported to the emperor, and secretly contacted famous Confucian officials from various places. He went to Beijing and called him The people ask for orders, why does Your Majesty want to compete with the people for profit?
After they arrived in the capital, the emperor had already led his troops out of the capital. Now, the so-called famous scholars had a better excuse, so the turmoil arose, and even the old stories of Zhu Houzhao when he was the prince in the East Palace were uncovered. Talk about something.
Anyway, the ugly hatred was justified at first, but later it was completely made up out of thin air. The common people who did not know the truth also followed suit. Is the emperor really who they say?
Half a month has passed, and there has been no news from Datong Mansion. People in the capital are panicking. Some people are wildly saying that the emperor will definitely fail in this campaign. They also use the Tumu Fort to quote scriptures and say that the emperor is coming after the Yingzong. The danger of Ming Dynasty is just around the corner.
Even the palace was not peaceful. The Queen Mother and the Queen Mother heard the gossip. The Queen Mother became so angry that she fell ill. After Queen Mother Zhang issued an order to kill several talkative eunuchs and maids, the palace was It was quiet for the time being.
In fact, these people were all arranged by someone, some were loyal to the emperor, and some were antagonistic to each other. It was just that when Zhu Houzhao was around, he could still control them. Now that others are not in the capital, these ghosts and monsters naturally jumped out and caused trouble.
Especially the Imperial Academy's Imperial College students are the most popular, and they are considered to be the closest to Qufu. Secondly, there are the Imperial College Imperial College students, one of whom is a spokesman for the propaganda of Confucianism, and the other is a disciple of Confucianism. The person in the dark is just a word, they He spared no effort to travel around to spread the word.
Undercurrents surged. When the conspiracy began, Fan Ting and Mou Bin collectively chose to remain silent. They only sent secret guards to investigate the news and find out who was behind the scenes. They wanted to restore peace to the capital before the emperor returned to the capital. .
There was no news at all about the war in Datong. Even if they wanted to come forward to clarify, there was no way to convince others. They had to follow the emperor's instructions for leaving the capital and did not dare to act rashly. They would first follow the clues to find the "real murderer" behind it and wait for any news. Let’s talk about it later.
A group of cavalry messengers reporting the victory from Datong traveled all the way across the state and the capital, flew into Beijing to report the victory, and were about to arrive in the capital.
There are villains and sycophants around the emperor, and the emperor is ambitious and talented, but his temperament is not stable. The emperor is arrogant and extravagant. The emperor competes with the people for profit. The emperor does not listen to dissuasion, acts willfully, belittles and criticizes the ministers, causing Wang Qiong to vomit blood and be angry to death. The Ming Dynasty is in danger. , the war is about to start! ! !
In short, the source of all troubles was the incompetence of Emperor Zhu Houzhao.
The secret guards gritted their teeth and listened to these untrue news. How could they not know what happened to the Emperor? Do you guys know what His Majesty has done better than we do? When His Majesty returns to Beijing, we will see whether you die or not.
The auspicious days that Empress Dowager Zhang was optimistic about were all postponed, because the emperor was no longer there, and he still wanted to take a lot of money. In addition, there were troubles in the palace, which made her even less interested. Even the three pavilion elders wanted to avoid the so-called great scholar. He took turns to be on duty in the imperial cabinet, and started to get up in the middle of the night again. His body collapsed again, and his expression looked exhausted every day. He was no longer as rosy as when Zhu Houzhao was in Beijing.
These days are finally coming to an end.
The sky was about to become bright, and the city gates of the capital were about to open. Suddenly, on the official road in the distance, there was the sound of urgent hooves, and looking at the smoke and dust billowing, there were quite a few people rushing towards the city gate to defend the city. The officers and soldiers were bleary-eyed and seemed not yet awake. They were frightened by the sound and woke up for the most part.
There were soldiers on the city tower looking out and shouting: "If there is any movement, close the city gate quickly. An unknown number of cavalry are running in this direction."
The people waiting outside the city to enter the capital were also in a panic. During these days, the rumors in the capital made them a little worried. Could it be that the Tatars from outside the customs were calling?
The alarm bell on the city tower rang immediately. Before they had time to react, the cavalry had already arrived outside the city. They could see clearly that this was the Feather Messenger, used by the imperial court to deliver news. There was also a team of two hundred cavalry behind them. Judging from the black armor that is different from the Beijing camp, it seems to be the exclusive armor of the Iron Eagle Guards, especially the weapons on their backs, which clearly indicate their identity.
I saw Yu Ling's messenger shouting: "Great victory~Great victory~The Tatars were defeated in a battle outside Datong City. The three Duoyan guards allied forces totaled 130,000. The leaders of the three Duoyan guards were all killed and 90,000 were killed. Dayan led the remaining 40,000 defeated troops. Fleeing, the emperor personally conquered Datong and won a great victory!!!"
Wow! ! !
Finally someone came to their senses, Yu Ling Messenger, Pegasus reported victory, they must have been sent back to the capital by the emperor. It would be a death penalty to block them from entering the city.
The cavalry followed Yu Ling's messenger and shouted for victory. They passed through the state and government all the way without stopping. This was their privilege. Even the chief minister of the court could not block their way, otherwise they would collide with Yu Ling's messenger. It's also a felony.
"Open the city gate quickly, quickly."
