Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 325 It's Too Late
"Your Majesty, the servant deserves to die, the servant is late!"

As soon as Wang Chengen arrived at Quexia, he burst into tears and ran to Chongzhen's feet on his stomach.

When Chongzhen saw this servant at this time, his heart felt warm for no reason, as if he saw a relative.

But then he kicked Wang Chengen: "You slave, get up and talk!"

Hearing the anxiety and sternness in Chongzhen's tone, Wang Chengen didn't dare to procrastinate, and got up all at once, ignoring the snot and tears on his face, and forced out an ugly smile.

Chongzhen sighed. After all, he was still a eunuch. He didn’t understand this truth until he died. I placed my hope in those nobles, but found that each of them was more unreliable, more corrupt and corrupt than civil servants, and at critical moments, they either fled or surrendered.

Unexpectedly, Wang Chengen, an old slave, would rush back to Beijing from thousands of miles away regardless of his safety, which made people feel extremely embarrassed.

"Where is Yang Aiqing?"

But at this time Chongzhen was most concerned about Yang Chao's position.

Yang Chao's sudden appearance of the word Huai'an gave him a glimmer of hope.

Wang Chengen hurriedly said: "General Yang may have already gone north. The secret letter sent by slave No. 16 must be received by him on the [-]th or [-]th. Maybe yesterday, at the latest, he has already set off today."

At this time, Chongzhen sighed: "Leaving today, when can I arrive?"

Wang Chengen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty doesn't know, but General Yang's subordinates are all divine protectors. He escorted the slaves to Huai'an that day, and it took less than five days to get from Nanjing to Huai'an. From Huai'an to Beijing, It is expected that it will not take five or six days."

Chongzhen's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Wang Chengen nodded vigorously, hoping that the emperor would believe it.

But Chongzhen still shook his head: "Do you think General Yang is back?"

He was really disappointed and scared, he ordered Wu Sangui, Wu Sangui dawdled, and ordered Liu Zeqing, Liu Zeqing refused to leave.If these two people are really loyal to the king, they may have already arrived.

Seeing Chongzhen's expression, Wang Chengen felt distressed for no reason. In the eyes of civil and military officials, Chongzhen was the emperor, but in the eyes of the eunuchs, the emperor was sometimes a relative and a parent.

Wang Chengen couldn't bear Chongzhen's despair at this time, and said firmly: "The servant sees General Yang as a loyal and brave man, and he must be willing to serve the king! I believe that General Wang is already in Shandong at this time, and he will be able to enter Gyeonggi tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow. Beijing."

Chongzhen raised his eyes, then lowered them: "Three days! I'm afraid it's too late."

The situation in Beijing City has become extremely bad. He fears that it will not last for three days. The gates of both the outer city and the inner city have been destroyed. Only the imperial city is still under control. Li Zicheng couldn't be stopped, and Chongzhen suspected that once Li Zicheng attacked the city, most people would either run away or surrender, just like the outer city and the inner city.

Wang Chengen also lost his mind, and casually suggested: "Why don't you go and urge General Yang again. This time he sent someone to escort the slave, and he brought more than 100 carrier pigeons."

"A carrier pigeon?"

Chongzhen was puzzled.

Wang Chengen said: "General Yang was afraid that there would be bandits on the road, so he sent troops to escort the slaves. In order to pass the news, he borrowed more than 100 pigeons from merchants in Huai'an."

Chongzhen sighed: "It's no wonder that Yang Aiqing was able to win the battle. This kind of careful thought is what makes him extraordinary."

Wang Chengen asked cautiously: "The slave is going now."

Chongzhen nodded, but suddenly stopped: "Wait, I'll write a superstition letter!"

After finishing speaking, Chongzhen quickly wrote a short message and stamped his jade seal at the same time. This is considered a secret decree, and then it was handed over to Wang Chengen.

With a secret decree in mind, Wang Chengen trotted out of the palace immediately.

Under the Dong'an gate of the imperial city, Yu Jiye and thirty soldiers were also very anxious. When they arrived in Beijing city, they were arranged to defend under the imperial city, but they couldn't go to the city, so they could only stand outside the city gate. I don't know what to do.

They finally arrived at Wang Cheng'en, watched him descend from the top of the city, and immediately surrounded him.

Wang Chengen looked worried at this moment, and took the initiative to salute these soldiers with fists together: "Masters, we ask you one thing, please do us a favor."

Yu Jiye immediately said: "Your Majesty, you are being polite. The affairs of the Eunuch Wang are the affairs of my adoptive father. Please give me your orders."

Only then did Wang Chengen say: "Here is a secret letter, please send it to Huai'an immediately to let General Yang know."

After speaking, he took out the secret decree, which was just a roll made of rice paper the size of a palm, and the pigeon could barely move it.

Yu Jiye nodded and sent someone to send it immediately.

At this time, Xie Fei persuaded: "Lord Yu wait a moment. It's a fluke to release the pigeons to one out of ten. If you put this secret letter back like this, I'm afraid your lord will not receive it."

Yu Jiye paused, it was indeed the case, if you released ten pigeons, one or two would be lucky to be able to go home, if you send out a secret letter like this, there is a high probability that it will not be delivered.

"Then what do you say?"

Yu Jiye wondered.

Xie Fei said again: "Furthermore, Your Excellency may not be still in Huai'an at this time. Your Excellency may have already gone north after receiving our secret letter."

Yu Jiye nodded. They all knew that Yang Chao had always wanted to go north, but he couldn't find a chance, so they kept telling them that once they received the imperial edict, they would send pigeons back immediately.

"Is it that troublesome? It's enough to open and transcribe a few copies. How big is it?"

A soldier said disdainfully at this time, with a mocking look on his face.

Yu Jiye snorted, but Xie Fei said, "What Bian Er said makes sense."

At this time, Yu Jiye looked at Wang Chengen: "Eunuch, how is it?"

This is a secret letter, I don't know what it is written in, so he has to ask Wang Cheng'en for instructions.

At this time Wang Chengen also panicked, Yang Chao may have gone north and could not receive it at all, he was negligent, he hoped that Yang Chao would go north, but he also hoped that Yang Chao would know the secret decree and speed up.

"Take it apart, write a few more copies, if General Yang is in Huai'an let him go to Beijing immediately. If General Yang is not in Huai'an!"

Having said this, Wang Chengen couldn't help but stop.

"Then ask the people in Huai'an to notify you immediately!"

Bian Er said indifferently from the side.

Wang Chengen's eyes lit up immediately, he didn't care about the disrespectful tone of this soldier, he was also in a hurry, so he didn't think of such an idea.

With Wang Chengen's permission, Yu Jiye immediately opened the secret letter, and was stunned for a moment. The big seal on it showed that it was a secret letter, and the content of the secret letter made his heart flutter!

Swallowing, he asked Xie Fei to copy it immediately, while Xie Fei copied it, he felt as excited as Yu Jiye.

After copying more than ten copies in a row, at the urging of Wang Chengen, the pigeons were released.

But Yu Jiye carefully put away the original copy of the secret decree.

Dozens of people stood just below the city, looking up their necks as they circled over the city of Beijing before flying to the east.

At this time, Yu Jiye suddenly remembered Yang Chao's mission. The eyes of a group of them were darkened. If they want to complete the mission, it may be impossible, so they can only ask this eunuch for help.

So Yu Jiye pulled Wang Chengen aside and started talking in a low voice, the more he talked, the more panicked Wang Chengen's face became.

Finally, he pushed Yu Jiye away all at once: "What is General Yang doing?"

He couldn't help not panic, Yu Jiye hoped that he could persuade the emperor to either move south immediately, or send the princes out of Beijing, and they were willing to serve as guards, vowing to escort the princes to the south of the Yangtze River.

The capital is under siege and is in danger, yet a military general wants to take away the princes, what is his intention?
Wang Chengen couldn't help but start to be suspicious, wondering whether Yang Chao didn't want to come to Qin Wang at all!
But Yu Jiye said honestly: "My adoptive father said that if Beijing cannot be defended, there is still a possibility for His Majesty to move south to the south of the Yangtze River. If His Majesty does not want to move south, the prince, especially the crown prince, must go south to guard it."

Wang Chengen sighed: "Your Majesty also intends to move south, but those civil servants don't allow it."

Yu Jiye frowned and said, "How can Your Majesty be restrained by your subjects?"

Wang Chengen sighed: "You don't understand these things. Have you forgotten about Yu Shaobao?"

Yu Jiye has also studied, and he still knows about Yu Qian. Ming Yingzong was captured by the Oirat army during the Tumu Fort change. The seat of the emperor is not his.

Now the civil officials do not agree with Chongzhen moving south. If Chongzhen really moved south, who can guarantee that the civil officials who stayed in Beijing would not dare to put the prince on the throne immediately. If the prince is dead, if the crown prince defends the capital and waits for reinforcements from Shandong and other places, will Chongzhen become the Supreme Emperor in the future, or will he compete with his son to be the emperor?
To be honest, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty have always been strong, so they may not be unable to do this kind of thing, and they did it under the banner of justice, and they will be famous in history in the future.

Yu Jiye couldn't help but sighed, the emperor also had the emperor's difficulties, but he sighed because the emperor also cared too much about his reputation, it's this time, why don't he run away and wait to die!
"My lord, please give it a try. For the sake of the great Ming Dynasty, you need to leave a spark. Your Majesty does not want to move south, but you can secretly send the prince south. It would be great if Beijing waits for reinforcements, but if—"

Speaking of this, Yu Jiye didn't say anything, Wang Chengen naturally understood.

He thought about it, and felt that Yang Chao was really thinking about the Ming Dynasty. He was really a loyal minister. He could only believe that Yang Chao was a loyal minister at this time. The nest is about to be overturned, so who cares about whether the egg is broken or not?

Wang Chengen nodded with a heavy expression, and then let the soldiers in the city pull him into the city.

At this time, there was a sudden exclamation from the city, saying that there were thieves attacking, and there was a burst of panic.

Yu Jiye immediately looked to the corner of the street, and found a group of people dressed as ordinary people, with various weapons in their hands, rushing over.

Without even thinking about it, Yu Jiye pulled out the knife all at once.

(End of this chapter)