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Chapter 11 The Son of Heaven Summons Lu Xiangsheng

Just when Zhang Cheng was thinking wildly, on the official road from Changping to Deshengmen in Beijing, there was a troop of cavalry galloping, about a hundred of them.

What they rode under their crotches were all Yishui's handsome horses, sometimes galloping the horses, and sometimes reining in the horses to run slowly, so that the sweating horses could rest.

The sound of horseshoes stamping on the ground "tap...tap..." is particularly loud in the newly frosted and dark countryside, just like a violent rainstorm, which often causes dogs to bark in the villages passing by on the road. , one after another.

Those housekeepers who were in a state of shock hid in the dark corners and looked suspiciously at the official road, wondering if the Tartars came to make a surprise attack at night, until the loud sound of horseshoes stamping on the ground gradually faded away. Far away, their hanging hearts settled down.

The man in the middle of this group of knights is about forty years old, with a fair face and a thin figure. He is riding a dark purple horse. This man is Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuan Da, and his beloved mount. Wu Mingji.

It turned out that the governor Lu Xiangsheng, who had been exhausted for a day, was about to go to bed and sleep, when he suddenly received a report from the gatekeeper, saying that Yang Ge, the Minister of the Ministry of War in the imperial court, had sent an official to ask for an audience.

Lu Xiangsheng immediately informed the visitor, only to find out that it was Yang Sichang, Minister of the Ministry of War, who urged him to go to Beijing overnight, saying that His Majesty the Emperor would summon him alone on the platform tomorrow morning.

Hearing this news, Lu Xiangsheng was extremely excited. The gloom and fatigue of the past few days were swept away immediately. He thought that the emperor rushed to summon him because he meant to fight the Tartars, and he wanted to ask him about the countermeasures for the defense. Hastily told the servant Gu Xian beside him, "Hurry up and change clothes with me."

Then he hurriedly ordered: "Hurry up and order the horses to be prepared!"

After everything was ready, he took his servant Gu Xian and others, as well as a hundred guards, to brave the icy night wind and rush to Beijing overnight.

Riding his horse and galloping on the way to Deshengmen in the north of Beijing, Lu Xiangsheng was still planning in his mind how to fight a bloody battle with the Tartars who broke in, and how to deal with the emperor's attack when he called on the platform tomorrow morning. question.

When Lu Xiangsheng passed the ruins of Yuan Dadu, known as "Jimen Yanshu", he could faintly hear a wailing cry from the shed in the distance.

This can't help but remind him of his old father who passed away not long ago, and a sense of sadness hits his heart, and he can't help but shed tears.

Arriving in front of the Desheng Gate, calling for guards, and opening the Desheng Gate, Lu Xiangsheng led a group of people to his mansion in the capital, and it was already the third watch.

At this moment, some people are gathering in Lu Xiangsheng's mansion of Xuanda Governor, almost all of them are court officials and friends of Lu Xiangsheng in Beijing. They know that Lu Xiangsheng will definitely enter Beijing tonight, so they gather here to wait for him.

They hoped that before Lu Xiangsheng went to meet the emperor, they could tell him their inner thoughts and the recent public opinion in Beijing.

I hope that Lu Xiangsheng can resolutely lead the battle in front of the emperor, and denounce the despicable behavior of the Minister of War, Yang Sichang, the cabinet minister, and the internal eunuch who wanted to seek peace with money.

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On the third night of October in the 11th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, it was the third watch.

Xuanda Governor Lu Xiangsheng had just galloped into the city of Beijing. In the living room of his mansion in the city, he was chatting with some friends who were officials in Beijing.

Of course, the court officials who were able to gather around Governor Lu Xiangsheng at such a late night must all be actively advocating a fight to the death with the Tartars.

After Lu Xiangsheng sat down firmly, his friend Yang Tinglin, the censor of the Duchayuan and a native of Qingjiang in the south of the Yangtze River, said excitedly: "Nine Elders, please forgive me for speaking bluntly.

Duke Lu is now the hope of all the subjects and people in the world, if he does not fight with all his strength to discuss the payment with the Tartars, how will the scholars and people of the capital think of him?
How will future generations judge Mr.

I implore Lu Gong not to disappoint the hearts of loyal ministers and righteous men in the world! "

"My lords, please rest assured."

Hearing Yang Tinglin's words just now, Lu Xiangsheng was not only a little excited.

He stood up, clasped his fists in both hands, and said with a choked voice: "Xiang Sheng, with his ominous body, was summoned to the king of Jingqin. If he can die in battle, the horse leather shroud is exactly what I want, and I will definitely not be greedy." I am afraid of death, dare not fight before the emperor, and fail the expectations of the scholars and people of the capital, and will be despised forever!"

In Lu Xiangsheng's mansion, everyone continued to chat for a while about the defense of the Tartars and the current situation in the capital. Everyone knew that Lu Xiangsheng had been working hard for days, and tomorrow he had to get up early to enter the palace to pay his respects to the present majesty.

In addition, they were also afraid that if they sat for too long, they would be known by the East Factory investigators all over the place. It would be bad for everyone to report to the top. Although the East Factory has been rectified and abolished, it has not been completely cancelled. It's just that it's not as rampant as before, so after talking for a while, they all got up and left.

After everyone left, his family member Gu Xian hurriedly waited for Lu Xiangsheng to go to bed and rest. Before going to bed, Lu Xiangsheng also specially told him to wake himself up before the fifth watch.

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After eating breakfast, Lu Xiangsheng began to dress. Even if he entered the palace to meet the current emperor, he still had to put on filial piety clothes and a white linen net scarf inside, and then put on the second-rank civil official court clothes and a gauze hat on his head.

Just now he was fully dressed, Minister of the Ministry of War and cabinet minister Yang Sichang rushed over, the two of them must be polite, and Yang Sichang rode a horse to accompany Lu Xiangsheng to the direction of the imperial city.

On the way, Governor Lu Xiangsheng asked tentatively, "Now that the Eastern Captives are approaching the city, there are rumors that the imperial court is still in conflict, what is the Holy Majesty's intention?"

"Your Majesty called the Duijiu Weng on the platform today, just to listen to the lecture." Yang Sichang replied vaguely.

Lu Xiangsheng still did not give up, and continued to ask: "My lord is currently in the position of shufu, and the holy family is in prosperity, what should I do if I don't know the old man's intentions?"

Yang Sichang hesitated a little when he heard the words, before continuing to perfunctorily say: "Students also take the lead."

"That's all right!" Lu Xiangsheng was very happy when he heard Yang Sichang's words, no doubt about him.

Yang Sichang went on to say at this time: "However, the captives are very powerful now, we still have to be cautious, and there is no certainty of victory in the battle against them."

When Lu Xiangsheng heard the words, he replied loudly: "As long as the emperor and ministers of the court are united and encourage the soldiers, the soldiers and horses who come to King Qin from all walks of life are ready to be used. As long as the captives are slightly frustrated, they will retreat."

Seeing that Yang Sichang didn't respond, Lu Xiangsheng continued: "From the students' point of view, the only way to repay the grace of God is to fight to the death to defeat the enemy!"

Yang Sichang didn't answer the words at this moment, the two rode their horses to the right gate of Chang'an on the west side of Chengtian Gate in silence, got off their horses, and entered the imperial city on foot.

Yang Sichang sat with Lu Xiangsheng in the court hall, waiting for the eunuch next to the emperor to come to summon him. Yang Sichang no longer mentioned the Tartar invasion, and it was inconvenient for Lu Xiangsheng to mention it again. The two talked about some recent events in the court hall. Things chatted.

Governor Lu Xiangsheng and cabinet minister Yang Sichang chatted for about a meal when a young eunuch came out of the room and read out the oral order of Emperor Chongzhen: "Let Lu Xiang speed up and meet you on the platform."

After receiving the order, Lu Xiangsheng hastily bid farewell to the cabinet minister Yang Sichang, and followed the little eunuch towards the palace.

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