Watching this army marching, passers-by did not avoid it, but stopped to watch and discuss with their companions.
"It's really rare to see such a well-disciplined army that doesn't disturb the people in today's Ming Dynasty's army!"
"No, let's talk about it. The Qi Family Army during the Jiajing Period was a first-class army. Although this one is not as good as the Qi Family Army, it is not far behind!"
"Haha, don't even look at it. This is the emperor's powerful force, which belongs to the imperial guards directly under our Ming Emperor. Can it be compared to the ordinary army?"
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That's right, this army is the only army under the Yuma Supervisor that is fighting abroad, that is, the Yongwei Battalion. Now that the rebel rebellion in the south has been basically put down, King Qin returns to the north.
Even ordinary people who don't know how to fight can know that this is an elite division by looking at the soldiers of the Forbidden Army marching with their heads held high, their neat military uniforms, and their gleaming weapons.
But they didn't know that the two leaders of this army now had sad faces and were relatively speechless.
Suddenly, some horsemen flew up in front and reported to these two people: "Two Lord Supervisors, my Lord asked if you want to speed up the march?"
The reason why I asked this question was that I had received a new order before, requiring King Qin’s troops from all over the country to rush back to King Qin as soon as possible.
These two supervisors are eunuchs Liu Yuanbin and Lu Jiude.
Earlier, their confidants in the capital, Fei Qi, came to tell them that Dongchang had investigated the Royal Horse Supervisor, including the situation of the army under his jurisdiction and the accounts of the yamen, and had also arrested the eunuch Wang Zhixin and many others. This news made them both panic.
Naturally, the two of them knew what was going on in the Royal Horse Prison. If everything was exposed, the emperor would definitely be furious. Although they still don't know what the outcome will be, they will definitely not hold it up high and put it down gently for such a big and dramatic matter.
After hearing the news, neither of them knew how this day had ended.
escape? Not realistic! Where can a person without roots escape to?
opposite? This is even funnier. Among the military leaders under his command, who will join them in rebellion? crazy!
Feeling that their future was bleak, the commander-in-chief under his command asked for instructions several times whether to speed up the march, but they both refused. Because they are afraid. The closer they get to the capital, the more afraid they become!
This time they came to ask for instructions again. The two supervisors were still the same as before, showing no signs of anger and looking unhappy. The general who came to ask for instructions was disappointed and had to go back to resume his duties.
Before noon, Liu Yuanbin and Lu Jiude looked at each other and were about to give the order to stop advancing and prepare to have a meal.
But at this moment, a group of fast horses suddenly rode over. All the soldiers along the way looked at them, and no one dared to step forward to stop them.
"嘘嘘嘚" The rumble of horse hooves was rapid and loud, causing the lifeless Liu Yuanbin and Lu Jiude to look over.
It doesn't matter if you don't see it, I was shocked when I saw it.
I saw that group of knights, a group of knights wearing flying fish uniforms, surrounded by a man dressed as a palace eunuch. Needless to say, another decree from the emperor has arrived. Judging from the time, it must be that the Royal Horse Supervisor matter has come to an end.
At this time, Liu Yuanbin and Lu Jiude looked at each other, and they immediately saw the bitterness on each other's faces, and knew that the time had come to decide their own fate.
Sure enough, after the group of knights arrived on horseback, the eunuch at the head shouted loudly: "Quickly summon the generals of the army to receive the order!"
Liu Yuanbin was older in qualifications. Seeing that the eunuch looked familiar, he asked with a little uneasiness: "Isn't the decree for us two?"
Generally speaking, the biggest person in the army is not the general, but the supervisor, because the supervisor represents the court and the emperor. Therefore, he asked.
After hearing this, the eunuch wanted to show a smile, but the horse was galloping, traveling day and night, and his face was frozen. It would have been better not to smile, but when he smiled, it made people feel frightened, which frightened Liu Yuanbin and said: "It involves The two commander-in-chiefs must also receive the order together!"
Liu Yuanbin had no choice but to send someone to tell Sun Yingyuan and Huang Degong to come over.
In fact, when the angel came, Sun Yingyuan and Huang Degong had already received news of such a big movement. The two of them also knew about the capital. Because military pay, equipment, etc. are sufficient, the two of them do not need to deduct military pay to support their families.
But despite this, I heard that many generals in the capital were also imprisoned, and I was still a little worried. At this time, when I heard that I was coming to receive the order, I rushed over with a little nervousness.
However, what none of them expected was that the emperor's decree, in addition to explaining the outcome of the Royal Horse Prison case, treated their brave guard battalion completely differently. In the imperial edict, the supervisors Liu Yuanbin and Lu Jiude were promoted to the fourth rank, with the same rank as the palm eunuchs, and they still served as supervisors of the Yongwei camp; Sun Yingyuan and Huang Degong, who had contributed to the suppression of thieves, were appointed as governors and fellow governors, and were given silver coin python uniforms. I will tell you my merits after returning to Beijing.
It was originally a feeling of panic, fear of being implicated, but suddenly such great news dropped. The commander-in-chief Sun Yingyuan and Huang Degong were a little better. The supervisors Liu Yuanbin and Lu Jiude were in tears of joy. The voices of shouting long live for Emperor Chongzhen could be said to be "deafening".
Many people were surprised to see two powerful people acting so rude. However, the eunuch who delivered the order had expected this. He said to the two supervisors who had received the order: "The emperor has given an explanation. Those who are pure will self-purify. The Yongwei camp has made meritorious service. Even if there were some minor flaws in the past, then It is also a matter of the past, let bygones be bygones, as long as you perform your duties faithfully, the emperor will definitely reward and punish you!"
When talking about this, the eunuch who delivered the edict even specifically mentioned that Emperor Chongzhen had previously given Wang Zhixin and others a chance to explain the problem themselves, and they would ignore the matter. It was only Wang Zhixin and others who were stubborn that led to such an end.
Eunuch Cao of Dongchang and others consciously confessed the problem and handed over the dirty money, and the emperor just ignored it. Even Wang Chengen and his father-in-law were entrusted with important tasks by the emperor and sent out supervisory troops.
Listening to these things, Liu Yuanbin and Lu Jiude couldn't help but feel more relieved and praised the emperor's sage!
The two general soldiers standing next to him were also happy in their hearts. After all, they get along well with the two supervisors, and they don't want anything to happen to them.
Besides, the emperor is wise and kind, which is also a great joy for them! If someone kills someone at the slightest disagreement, then the ministers will be walking on thin ice, and they will do things based on the principle that they would rather do less than do the wrong thing.
After finishing all this, it was already noon. During the meal, Liu Yuanbin and Lu Jiude took the initiative to ask about the war in the north. In the end, he even took the initiative to urge the two general soldiers to speed up their return to the north.
Therefore, when this army was still about fifty miles away from Jinan Prefecture, Ye Bushou, who was leading the way, encountered the Manchu Army's probing horse and brought news: "Yesterday night, the city of Jinan was broken!"
