Brother Zhu Youxiao

Chapter 469
"Call-"

"Sorry..."

In Yanshan Mountain, when a sentry horse stopped in front of Lin Danhan, Lin Danhan also looked away from the mountains around the valley, looked at the sentry horse and asked, "How is it?"

"Khan, no one found that mountain road, but the other guards reported that there are traces of marching on the two mountain roads often used by the Ming army in the north and south."

"Judging from the traces, they should have rushed towards Yanshan County. They set off an hour before us, but most of them were infantry, and there were also traces of artillery carts from Ming army artillery."

Senki Qianhu reported back to Lin Danhan, but after Lin Danhan heard it, he looked around and asked:
"Take that mountain road, can we reach Yanshan County in front of the Daming Emperor before dawn?"

"This...I'm afraid it won't work." Senki Qianhu replied hesitantly, but Lin Danhan didn't give up his thoughts after hearing the words, but was sure that Zhu Youxiao's march would not start soon.

"Zhu Youxiao is no better than Zhu Youjian. He can't march faster. Even if we can't stop him before he reaches Yanshan, we can stop him before he reaches Anjiang Town."

"As long as we stop him and ask him some conditions, this power-hungry Emperor Ming will always give us gold, silver and jewels."

After all, Lin Danhan raised his whip and ordered in the dark night: "Start according to the original route, and pay attention to avoiding the Ming army sentry horses."

Looking at the combination of five meats, two soups and one staple food, Zhu Youxiao didn't say anything simple, but started to move his chopsticks after sitting down.

"Jin Cang will only speak out for my safety, how can you dare to speak out?"

"It's ready, just wait for Long Live to pass on the meal." Wei Liangqing responded, and Zhu Youxiao also stood up and said, "Let's pass on the meal."

Although the city wall of Dading Palace is not high, unless Lin Danhan's cavalry can fly four hundred miles across the valley, the city wall of two feet is enough.

The days in the north are long and the nights are short, but in summer it also dawns very early.

"Hehe... Qing loves me, I know it, but the northern captives occupy this place for more than four hundred miles, and it would be unnecessary to move Yanshan..."

Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun looked at each other, then Cao Huachun took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, you can enter the palace with peace of mind, and the palace will not embarrass your empress."

Wiping his mouth after eating, Zhu Youxiao took Zhu Ciran's hand and left under Wei Liangqing's guard, regardless of Wei Zhongxian who hadn't had a bite yet.

There is no problem with what he said at other times, but right now Zhu Youxiao is not sure whether Shangzhigongweiying can be as loyal as him, so he hesitates.

"This kid has a heart, he still remembers our family..."

Zhu Youxue, who rode horseback for more than 20 miles during the daytime hunting, was already exhausted, and after driving another [-] miles overnight, he was already hungry.

Seeing this, Wei Liangqing heaved a sigh of relief, and these hundreds of cavalry also stopped in front of the army formation, and then a general wearing a general's armor rode his horse to the front of the formation, and Wei Liangqing also rode his horse and leaned against it.

Jin Xuan is a direct minister, so even if his only younger brother Jin Qi is not a direct minister, he is unlikely to be a minister, because Jin Xuan has a good family tradition.

Zhu Youxiao glanced at him, then opened the car window, and asked Wei Liangqing, who was talking with his subordinate Qianhu not far from the carriage, "Why did you stop? How far did you go?"

At the same time, Jin Qi and Wei Liangqing also realized that it wasn't that Jin Qi's suggestion was not good, but that the emperor didn't trust Shangzhigong Weiying right now.

Because there were too many guards in Yiluan, they were ordered to form a chariot formation outside the city, and Zhu Youxiao took Zhu Ciran into Jiming Town.

The mayor of the town, Zhang Shide, was a ninth-rank official from Yanshan. He resolutely gave up the town's yamen for the emperor's visit.

"I have sent Feixiongwei, Huairou Camp, Changping Camp, and Jizhou Camp to support, and sent a letter to inform His Highness King Qi."

However, after returning to the palace, Zhang Yan herself was still a little uneasy, so she left Zhu Cixuan and Zhu Cijiong in her own Kunning Palace, and ordered someone to summon Yuan Xipin from the Qi Palace.

As soon as Wei Zhongxian opened his mouth, he helped Zhu Youxiao solve the question of how to answer Jin Yu's question, and when Zhu Youxiao saw this, he also pretended to be angry and scolded Wei Zhongxian:

"Your Highness Chitose..."

"Master, this is the food Commander Wei left for you."

As for Wei Zhongxian, he didn't show up for a long time, and he didn't show up until after Zhu Youxiao had finished eating.

With Zhu Youxiao's nod, Jin Qi and Wei Liangqing rode their horses to the carriage, and then they got off their horses and walked to the carriage.

"However, the Tang cavalry in front said they saw the cavalry from the Gongwei Battalion, but there is no cavalry from the Gongwei Battalion in Yanshan County, so I asked the army to stop and continue on the road after finding out the troops ahead."

Jin Qi and Wei Liangqing exchanged information with each other after more than a dozen steps, and Jin Qi was relieved to hear that the emperor was fine, and then he bowed and said:
"The servants of the Zhonggong Palace, the emperor's heir, and all the empresses all returned to Beijing by train. Yanshan County currently has less than [-] guards, and Dading Palace only has [-] brocade guards. Please command Wei to pass it on to the last general, and the last general asks to see Long live."

Seeing this, Wei Zhongxian hurriedly asked people to clean up the backyard and put on clean bedding before arranging for their father and son to go to rest.

Steamed chicken with five flavors, mutton bones in yuan juice, kidneys in spicy vinegar, steamed fresh fish, mutton crystal dumplings, silk goose vermicelli soup, three delicacies soup, mung bean chess pieces noodles, bean soup, bubble tea...

Not to mention that there are Daxing Camp and Wanping Camp stationed in the capital, Huang Long, who just arrived in Tianjin today and has more than 2 soldiers and horses by his side, is not easy to get along with.

Since he didn't rest all night, after hastily handing over his defense, he went to rest in the ear room at the gate of Zhu Youjian's Changchun Palace.

On the contrary, when they were resting, the train that Zhang Yan and others took arrived at the railway station of Beijing North Railway Station at Chenshi, accompanied by the sound of the train whistle.

This time is enough for him to see clearly the situation in Beizhili and outside the pass.

At four o'clock, if the emperor gave the order, the guard camps would climb to Dading Palace.

"What's more, this place is only less than forty miles away from Yanshan County, and King Qin's troops will arrive soon, so why make Wan Sui suffer so much?"

When Zhu Youxiao said something, Wei Zhongxian immediately stood up and responded, and then went to deal with his instructions.

Afterwards, they dismissed all the officials, and when they heard that the two princes had returned to the capital, they immediately felt more at ease and left with a sigh of relief.

Yuan Xibing felt a little more at ease when she thought of her prince's usual appearance of not being keen on power and the throne.

However, when she thought about entering the palace, she was still a little uneasy, so Cao Huachun and Wang Chengen heard about it, and after the two arrived, she immediately said straight to the point:

But even so, Jin Qi still asked Yanshan County for [-] catties of gunpowder and [-] stone bombs.

After working for a long time, when Zhu Youxiao finally sat down at the head of the Yamen Hall in the market town, it was already an ugly moment (1:15).

"Long live……"

"Is the meal ready?" Zhu Youxiao felt hungry, and thought of the North Prisoner knocking on the pass. He always felt that he could not stay outside the pass for a long time, so he planned to continue on his way after eating.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao immediately said to Wei Zhongxian: "Send eight hundred miles to rush, and send King Qi to escort Dading Palace."

Even Jin Qi, if it wasn't for Jin Xuan's relationship, Zhu Youxiao would probably let him lead his troops to station far away.

But when he walked out of the backyard, his nephew Wei Liangqing said anxiously:

On the other hand, Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Ciran, although they managed to gather strength to eat and get on the carriage, the sound of horseshoes as the carriage drove on the government road kept hypnotizing them, and the two of them still leaned on the carriage and fell asleep.

Zhu Youxiao comforted Jin Qi with a smile, but Jin Qi knew that the emperor was still worried, so he was unwilling to enter Yanshan County.

"Call-"

"Long live the dragon's body is still safe. Dare to ask General Jin, where are the remaining soldiers and horses of Miyun Camp? How is the situation in Yanshan County? Will the Zhong Palace return to Beijing?"

"The death penalty for slaves!" Hearing Zhu Youxiao scolding himself, Wei Zhongxian quickly pretended to be scared, and Zhu Youxiao ignored him, but smiled and comforted Jin Qi:
"What General Jin Can said is right, but the current situation is unclear, and there are arch guards coming to support each mountain road."

"Long live is so tired, how can he make it on the road?"

After making these arrangements, Jin Qi really felt at ease.

Qianhu sent the news back to Zhu Youxiao, and Zhu Youxiao would naturally not refuse to meet Jin Qi, because he remembered that Jin Qi was Jin Xuan's younger brother.

"That's good..." Seeing Cao Huachun say that, Yuan Xibin breathed a sigh of relief, and then arranged for someone to send her into the palace.

Jin Yiwei took over the entire Jiming Town, and the soldiers and horses of the Yanshan Battalion stationed here were responsible for assisting in the defense of the city.

Without entering the station, Zhang Yan saw the civil and military officials on the platform through the glass, and when the car stopped, Zhang Yan did not get out of the car in a hurry, but asked Yiluanwei to summon the cabinet, six departments, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate Wait for thirteen principal officials to enter the train.

"Hmm..." Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly when he heard the words, and then closed the car window.

At this time, the first thing the queen did when she came back was to announce her entry into the palace. Could it be that this matter had something to do with her prince?

I wanted to eat some leftovers on the table, but found that the two father and son ate everything, leaving only a little vegetable soup.

Jin Qi led the Miyun camp to guard the outer court of Dading Palace, and Wei Liangqing led two thousand cavalry from Yiluan Guard to guard the inner court.

The yamen of the market town, which covers an area of ​​only [-] square meters, is very shabby, but right now Zhu Youxiao just wants to sit down and eat a warm meal.

"I am waiting for the order..." Gu Bingqian and the others bowed in return when they heard the words, and Zhang Yan was relieved to see that the cabinet, the Sixth Ministry, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate were so obedient, and then said:
"Let all the officials disperse. Later, I will enter the inner court through the Anding Gate and the Xuanwu Gate with the two Highnesses."

Yiluanwei got out of the car and made a compartment for everyone to discuss matters. Gu Bingqian and other 13 people went up, but they didn't see Zhang Yan.

Seeing this, Wei Zhongxian forcibly ordered the Chief Banner Officer of Jiming Town to open the gate of the town castle, and entered the market town with five hundred brocade guards and hundreds of famous chefs.

There are [-] cannons in Dading Palace, plus the gunpowder and stone bombs in stock, enough to fight for four hours.

After a quarter of an hour, Zhang Yan appeared in the carriage holding Zhu Cixuan and Zhu Cijiong with her usual appearance.

Finally, at the seven quarters of Maoshi (6:45), Zhu Youxiao and the others arrived at Dading Palace.

For Zhu Youxiao, two thousand Yiluan Guards and three thousand Miyun Battalion are more than enough to guard Dading Palace. Even if the northern captives come with [-] troops, Dading Palace can hold on for ten days and a half months.

Zhu Youxiao slept very lightly. When he realized that the room was a little gray, he stood up with a headache from lack of sleep, and said to the door:

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao also closed the car window, and Wei Liangqing and Jin Qi saw this, they had no choice but to escort Zhu Youxiao to the south.

He couldn't help but praise Wei Liangqing, and Wei Zhongxian didn't care about the simple food, so he just buried his head in it and started to eat hazelnuts.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao entered Dading Palace with a smile, and went to his own Qingquan Palace to rest.

As for Zhang Yan, she followed what she said, leading people through the Anding Gate, and after entering the Xuanwu Gate, she returned to Kunning Palace.

"Come on!"

"Uncle, you should be on your way right now, how about arranging a carriage for Long Live and His Highness to go south?"

But when he was eating, Zhu Ciran was also woken up, and came to the meeting hall in a daze, eating mechanically.

Seeing this, although Wei Liangqing was helpless, he could only accept it.

"Minister... lead the order!" Wei Liangqing responded quickly, and then ordered someone to wake up Zhu Ciran and Wei Zhongxian, and then sent someone to the banquet hall.

As the sky became brighter and brighter, the two of them slept deeper and deeper until...

Seeing the three people appear, Gu Bingqian and others stood up and saluted. Zhang Yan also nodded slightly when she saw this, and sat in a seat in the carriage calmly, and asked Gu Bingqian and others:

Zhu Youxiao looked at Jin Qi and had to say that he looked similar to his elder brother Jin Xuan, with a broad nose and broad face, thick eyebrows and long eyes, as if he was a loyal minister.

But when he got out of the car, Jin Qi still bit the bullet and suggested: "Long live, the walls of Dading Palace are low and difficult to defend, why not go to Yanshan County at the foot of the mountain?"

If Zhang Yan and the others can't control the situation after returning to Beijing, and someone in the capital controls them, then Zhu Youxiao can't retreat to the south, but should obediently stay in Yanshan County, and at the same time summon Zhu Youjian to return to Beijing.

"Please wait a moment, General Jin Shen, I will send someone to pass it on right now."

Suddenly, the carriage stopped, Zhu Youxiao was awakened, Zhu Ciran opened his eyes in a daze, but he just turned over, and he continued to fall into sleep.

In Cao Huachun's view, to put it bluntly, Zhang Yan did not trust the inner court to protect her and Zhu Cixuan and others, so she let Yuan Xibing enter the palace to accompany her.

Seeing this, Wei Liangqing and Jin Qi had no choice but to score the defensive area.

Wei Liangqing was guarding the door all the time, he didn't expect the emperor to wake up after only sleeping for two hours.

Perhaps because they were too exhausted, Zhu Youxiao, Zhu Ciran and his son dozed off while sitting.

In the Cunxin Hall of Prince Qi's Mansion, when Yuan Xipin heard the Queen's news that she was entering the palace, she immediately felt a little uneasy.

Zhu Youxiao has his own considerations, so why doesn't he know that he should break through quickly now?But the problem is that he doesn't trust Shangzhi's Gongwei camp right now.

The supplies of the Huangdian in the town were confiscated, and the mayor who managed the town was also ordered to forcibly buy hundreds of poultry and hundreds of pigs and sheep in the town.

To put it bluntly, except for the magistrate of Yanshan County who is a member of the Donglin Party, the other officials are all officials of the Yanshan faction. Zhu Youxiao is not sure who is trying to harm him, and when the Yanshan faction officials are most suspected, it is naturally impossible to go to the Yanshan faction. Stationed in the city managed by officials.

As for Zhu Ciran, he was in a daze because of the fatigue and restlessness all the way, and after arriving at Dading Palace, he returned to his own Chunhe Palace to rest.

Cao Huachun knew very well in his heart that regardless of whether the matter had anything to do with his highness, Zhang Yan was not qualified to punish Yuan Xipin.

"Yes!"

Seeing Zhu Youxiao's hesitation, Wei Zhongxian, who hadn't slept well at all, was furious, pointed at Jin Qi and cursed:
"You little general, how do you know how to retreat south? Commander Wei hasn't spoken yet, so you're talking nonsense here."

"If you dare to speak falsely about the morale of the cholera army, I will give you thirty lashes first, so that you will know how to punish the crime of transgression."

"If I retreat back to the capital in despair, I'm afraid it's not right. Why don't we wait for Zhonggong to return to the capital and send the guards of Feixiong, Dragon and Tiger from the imperial city to meet them, and then go south?"

"Let me enter the palace?"

Seeing this, Wei Zhongxian had no choice but to lead the rest of the people to chase after him on horseback.

Zhang Yan has already returned to the capital with several of his children. If they return safely to the capital and control the situation, then Zhu Youxiao can also be sure that there is no danger in retreating to the capital from the south, so he retreats to the south under the guard of the Gongwei camp.

"Miyun Battalion Counselor Jin Qi, dare to ask Commander Wei, Long Live Dragon Body Saint is safe?"

Therefore, Cao Huachun was not worried about Yuan Xibin's safety, but explained to her:
"Perhaps the middle palace has been frightened and wants the empress to enter the palace to accompany her."

"Ask the prince to get up and eat, and he must return to the capital today."

The first thing Jin Qi did after seeing Zhu Youxiao was to kneel down and salute, and the second thing he did was to bluntly give Zhu Youxiao a suggestion to withdraw to the south.

She is not an idiot, the [-] Shangzhi Gong Guards in Kaiping Mansion put the Beilu into Kaiping Mansion, even threatening the emperor's safety, in this case, the subordinate officials of King Qi's Mansion are the most suspect.

By the time he wiped his mouth and walked out of Jiming Town, Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Ciran had already traveled three miles south in the carriage Wei Liangqing found.

"I will leave..." Gu Bingqian and the others who heard the words did not say anything, but led others out of the carriage.

Wei Zhongxian didn't sleep well at first, when he saw the emperor leaving without waiting for his meal, his mouth immediately became bitter.

Wei Liangqing responded, and then sent Qianhu around him to communicate.

She thought that something would happen in the inner court, but things didn't develop so badly, even the usually domineering Ke family kept a low profile.

"probably not……"

Hundreds of cavalry rushed out from the corner of the flat river valley, flying the banner of the Miyun Camp.

"Okay, let's go."

Zhang Yan, on the other hand, was calm when he heard the words, and pretended to be calm: "Let's talk about this time when Wanzai comes back."

As soon as the two father and son lay down on the bed, they fell asleep not long after, and Wei Zhongxian watched them fall asleep, and closed the door softly.

It was dark in the middle of the night, but fortunately the night in Yanshan in April was not too cold, so neither Zhu Youxiao nor Zhu Ciran caught a cold.

After all, he didn't care that his image was a bit messy, but he walked to the door and opened it, and told Wei Liangqing who was bowing his head:

Hearing the words, the generals all around commanded the troops to rush towards the original mountain path. At the same time, after two hours of retreating south, Wei Zhongxian and Wei Liangqing escorted Zhu Youxiao to a distance of [-] miles from Dading Palace. Jiming Town.

After all, Yuan Xibing is the concubine of His Royal Highness, whether it is the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, the Yanshan faction, or a civil servant, in short, no matter who wants to harm Zhang Yan and the emperor's heir, if Yuan Xibing is around, they will all be wary of it, so Zhang Yan let Yuan Xibin enter the palace just to ask for a "talisman".

Fortunately, all the concubines have left now, and apart from dozens of court ladies, there are no other female relatives in the inner court, so there is not much problem with the place where the soldiers and horses are stationed.

After about a quarter of an hour, there was the sound of rumbling horseshoes in the distance, and Wei Liangqing also led Yiluan Guard's cavalry to stand on guard.

Seeing that Zhu Youxiao was awake, Wei Liangqing hurriedly rode to the carriage and bowed: "After traveling for thirty miles, we will arrive at Dading Palace in only twelve miles."

After that, Wei Liangqing led Zhu Youxiao back to the meeting hall, and the tables in the meeting hall were also set up with meals.

Gu Bingqian took all the credit as soon as he opened his mouth, but no one cares about him right now, but they are all waiting for Zhang Yan's reaction.

Wei Zhongxian was suffering in his heart, but fortunately, a Jingjun next to him brought a simple three dishes and one soup.

Not only him, Wei Liangqing, Wei Zhongxian and others also rested one after another, and the five thousand soldiers and horses in the entire Dading Palace were also very tired, so they had to take turns to rest.

"Okay, there's no need to discuss this matter..." Wei Zhongxian turned around and left with a flick of his sleeves. Obviously he was also very tired, and now he just wanted to find a place to sleep.

"Then order the arch guard battalions to guard the mountain roads and guard against the northern captives. Soldiers and horses other than the three guards of the imperial city and the Miyun battalion are not allowed to approach Yanshan County for thirty miles."

"Chen Miyun attends the general Jin Yu to kowtow to see Long live, please get on the horse and gallop to Anjiang Town, the minister will stay in Yanshan County, and at the same time organize the soldiers and horses of various ministries to defend against the enemy after the end of Long Live."

"The middle palace passed me into the palace, what do you think?"

At this time, he didn't care about etiquette, he just wanted to retreat to the capital as soon as he was done.

"What time is it now?" Zhu Youxiao asked, pinching his brows, and Wei Liangqing also bowed across the door to respond: "It's about seven quarters of Yinshi (4:45)."

"After the news of the northern prisoner's knocking on the pass arrives, do you have any arrangements with Mr. Gu Ge?"

"Anyway, the government road has been repaired, and the carriage is not uncomfortable to drive."

Not a family, do not enter the door.

If Yuan Xipin got angry that he shouldn't have, with Huang Long's violent temper, he would immediately report it to the cabinet and question how the cabinet manages the capital.

"Ridiculous!" Hearing what his nephew said, Wei Zhongxian sternly said:

After all, she is the princess of Qi, and someone told her about the North Prisoner's knocking on the pass at the first time, but the military generals left behind in the palace asked the maids to comfort her, saying that the Qi palace is safer than the imperial palace, and told her not to go out of the palace .

"In addition, an urgent order was sent to the capital to order Wang An and Cao Huachun to bring the two guards of Feixiong, Dragon and Tiger to rescue him."

Just as Cao Huachun expected, after Yuan Xibi entered the Kunning Palace, Zhang Yan immediately came out of the side hall to greet her, and took her hand and said miserably:

"Although this palace is safe, but this time things are a bit dangerous, I couldn't sleep after I came back, so I sought comfort from my sister."

"Sister, don't worry..." Seeing that Zhang Yan came here for this, Yuan Xibing also heaved a sigh of relief.

The two entered the side hall together, and then comforted each other in this deserted palace...

(End of this chapter)