Although Zhu Qiyu had already made some explanations just now, he heard something different from it. Since ancient times, the emperor has issued an edict, and who cares about the identity of the herald? Often when ordering a first-class master to do things, isn't it a small eunuch who can read the will?

Then why did when Yang Chendong came here, he still needed to be equal in rank to read the will? How can it be so simple?

This is clearly that the emperor knows that he is Yang Chendong's elder, and this is to do something to bully the small. If this is the case, if this errand is not done well, it will not only attract the wrath of the emperor, but also be equivalent to handing the knife to others and giving the handle to others.

Knowing that this is the case, there is no other choice, which is what makes Hu Hu upset and helpless. If you don't do it, it will cause trouble, and if you do it, Yang Chendong will bow his head, but will he bow his head? Even if he bowed his head because he was Hu Hui's grandfather, was he so willing? Will you hate it because of it?

Hu Hui's face changed again and again, and he was full of sadness. Of course, Zhu Qiyu's afterglow noticed it, but he didn't mean to pay attention to it. Who made you an elder of loyalty? Who made the loyal and courageous man so bold as dare to resist the decree? If it is not difficult for you, you really don't know that the imperial power is inviolable.

Looking at Hu Hu's calm face, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he had been shocked, which also made Zhu Qiyu's mood very good. Yesterday he was this expression, and now it has finally been transferred to others, how can he not be happy. It's a pity that this kind of happiness only lasted less than half a cup of tea, and the sudden sound of urgent news outside the main hall made him divert all his attention.

"Report, eight hundred miles urgent." A sentence of the Ming soldiers with the banner of the word order behind them bravely rushed into the palace hall.

According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, the herald soldier can enter the temple to report without asking for the holy decree, so when the Ming soldier rushed in, he was not stopped by anyone, but just looked at him with surprised eyes.

Even if the herald appeared here, and claimed that it was an eight-hundred-mile rush, then something urgent must have happened. But there doesn't seem to be any information that something big is going to happen.

In the eyes of the ministers, and even Zhu Qiyu, the herald knelt down on the main hall, and reported without raising his head, "Your Majesty, a large number of Japanese samurai suddenly appeared at the Tianjin Wei Port, and they suddenly appeared, and soon after the garrison was taken by surprise, before the villain came to report, thousands of soldiers had been captured, and countless military supplies were robbed. The opponent's strength is brave and the combat effectiveness is extremely strong, and my general asked the emperor to send reinforcements as soon as possible. ”

After finishing speaking, Bing Yong slammed his head to the ground, expressing his impatient mood.

"What?"

"It can't be."

Under the ministers, many people at the moment made doubtful voices.

These people were all people who received gifts from Kimura Yoshida, the envoy of Japan. They knew very well that not punishing Yang Chendong was just an excuse for the other party. As for whether it will really send troops? I'm afraid that this person can't be the master.

And even if you really want to send troops, you can't do it so quickly. Now what about this envoy and the Jingshi? How could Japan go to war without declaring it? What exactly does he mean?

"What's impossible?" Seeing the disbelieving expressions on the faces of many courtiers, Lord Xu Youzhen, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, who was personally appointed, quickly reacted and shouted loudly: "Can't you see that this is likely to be a delaying tactic by the Japanese envoys?" They have been coming to our Daming Jingshi for a while, knowing that we have just experienced a few major battles, and it is when the military strength is weak, and jumping out at this time is obviously to bargain. It's a shame that we are so gullible to him, that we have no defense. ”

As she spoke, Xu Youzhen shook her head with some hatred, as if she was angry that her alertness was so low. But in fact, this statement was informed to him by the Security Bureau last night, that is, he was the only one among the ministers who knew the truth.

As I said before, Xu Youzhen is a generation of powerful ministers in history. And those who can become powerful ministers are all skilled and ambitious.

Such people often use it well, and they will become a sharp sword that can cut everything off. But in the same way, if you don't use it well, you are likely to hurt yourself and hurt yourself.

In order to achieve the purpose of using this sword well, Yang Chendong deliberately informed in advance, which was also used for deterrence, so that Xu Youzhen knew his strength, but he couldn't see it clearly, so that this person would not dare to disobey his orders, and he would do things for himself.

This is the practice of Xu Youzhen suddenly jumping out and picking out the "truth".

When Xu Youzhen said this, he spoke very much to the hearts of several courtiers, and they all nodded in agreement, as if all this was really a delaying tactic by the Japanese envoys.

"Japanese samurai? How many of them are there? How is the combat power? When did it happen? When Jin Ying suddenly heard the news, his expression also changed dramatically. But he also did not believe that the Japanese would do it at this time. Because in his opinion, even if they want to make a move, they will have to wait until Yang Chendong is punished.

There was a feeling that told him that there was something strange in this matter. But the partiality couldn't think of any questions, so he asked. If the opponent's troops are too small, could it be the mercenaries? He has not been in contact with Leng Feng once or twice, the opponent is not numerous, but the combat power is extraordinary, and the Tianjin Guard Station has no defense, if he attacks unexpectedly, it is very likely to succeed.

Someone asked a question, and of course the herald had to answer it. "Back to this father-in-law's words, it was the day before yesterday, there were many Japanese samurai who came, from a distance, it seemed to be overwhelming, and in addition to the suddenness of the incident, my general could only fight and retreat, and after not being able to reverse the situation, this ordered a small one to come to find reinforcements."

The guards of the Tianjin Guard did not come to Beijing for help at the first time, and reported the idea of fighting with the Japanese samurai, which also delayed the military situation and made the intelligence arrive in Beijing for nearly a day in the evening.

"Overwhelmed?" Hearing this adjective, Jin Ying's face became even more ugly. Could it be that I was wrong, this was not done by mercenaries at all? If not, where would so many brave soldiers come from? If the number of mercenaries is really overwhelming, I am afraid that there will be no one to stop.

Jin Ying's face changed drastically, and who among the other courtiers didn't have such an expression? Could it be that Japan really dispatched a large army and wanted to take advantage of the fire to loot?

Of course, they didn't know that on the battlefield, unless the two sides fought together, or the information was delivered in advance, it would be difficult to accurately see the reality of the opponent's military strength. Just like this time, it was obviously the mercenary's hand, and the head of the Kaohsiung regiment personally led four hundred elite Leng Feng Navy to land in Tianjinwei, accompanied by two thousand auxiliary soldiers in the red embedded city. In order to bluff, Kaohsiung deliberately issued multiple flags, so that from a distance, the entire port was full of high flags, which could easily give people the illusion that the army was pressing.

No one thought that this was originally a trick laid out by Yang Chendong, everyone only knew that Tianjin Wei was not far from the Beijing Division, if it could not effectively prevent the other party from approaching, I was afraid that another Beijing Division Defense War would start, and at that time it was especially clear who would win and who would lose.

"Quick, which Aiqing is willing to lead the troops into battle?" Zhu Qiyu didn't want to come to a defensive battle. The last time he spent a lot of money, it already made his heart ache. Now that he has not eased up, there has been an unknowable war, which made him angry at the same time, but also set his eyes on those generals in the court, especially Shi Heng, the Marquis of Wuqing, the governor of the capital, who stayed for the longest time.

As the general in charge of the army, Shi Heng is also the commander in charge of the formation and training of the new army, and his strength in the army is naturally superior.

But he has been on the battlefield a lot of times, and he is rarely victorious, and he is also beating the drum in his heart at this moment.

The name of the Japanese samurai, he is not the first time he has heard of it, this is simply some outlaws, and all of them are brave and good at fighting, I heard that if you want to become a samurai, you have to go through all kinds of selection to make the trip.

If such an army with strong combat power has to deal with it by itself, how sure will it be to victory?

Naturally, everything is easy to say if you win, but once you lose, will your position in the army be affected? Now that his position is solid enough, does he still need to take a risk?

The answer, of course, is that it is not needed anymore. There is no benefit in winning, and if you lose, you will lose the high position in front of you. Shaking his head, Shi Heng looked at Zhu Qiyu, who was sitting on the dragon chair, kneeling down and saying: "Your Majesty, the new army has just been formed now, and it has not undergone any training. ”

"This..."Zhu Qiyu wanted to scold Shi Heng angrily, but when he thought that what the other party said was good, if he really sent an untrained new army to the battlefield and had a big defeat, he was afraid that he would directly threaten his throne.

"How's that for good? Zhong Aiqing, do you have any other recommended candidates? Zhu Qiyu's voice changed, not staring at Shi Heng, but looking at the adults, expecting them to come up with another result.

Even Shi Heng refused, which is enough to prove that things are tricky. Although some generals were a little impatient after hearing this, they considered that once they were defeated, they would not only suffer from it, but also their families, so they couldn't help but close their mouths for a while, lowered their heads, and became ostriches.

The originally noisy hall suddenly became quiet, and the ministers, you look at me, I look at you, all of them are speechless.