Cabinet.

Since the Double Ninth Festival, the weather in the capital is getting colder and colder, and the temperature in the morning has even reached below ten degrees.

At this moment, Yang Ge Lao held the good news sent by Xu Jin in his left hand, stroked his beard with his right hand, and said with a wry smile: "Although the new official took office with three fires, Xu Ziqian's first fire was too much, and the 500,000 stone grain was burned in one burn, and the prices in Beijing are afraid that the prices in Beijing will continue to rise." But then again, 500,000 stone grain for 10,000 horses is not a loss, Xu Ziqian's victory is too timely, and it will greatly boost the morale of our Ming army and people. ”

Jia Yonggan, the third assistant of the cabinet, said with a dry smile: "It is indeed a terrible posterity, Xu Ziqian's courage, the old man is far from enough, but 500,000 stone official grain was burned, and it is estimated that there will be no fewer officials and gentry in the DPRK who want to impeach him." ”

Jia Yongbiao's word Minghe, No. Nanwu, this year is sixty and two, the Jinshi of Hongzhi for nine years, it is not mediocre, but the level of governance is not necessarily high, and he has not made achievements for decades as an official. However, since joining the cabinet, Jia Yong has not yet won the title of Scholar of the Palace, and cannot participate in the maintenance of the machine, so he is only responsible for some paperwork and helps to get started.

Yang Yiqing handed the good news in his hand to Fei Hong next to him, and said indifferently: "The life and death of the country is already profitable, how can it be avoided because of misfortune and fortune." In extraordinary times, extraordinary means should be used, and the person who is about to collapse the building today is none other than Xu Ziqian, and the person who impeached him at this time is either a man with a small eye or a villain who harbors evil intentions, and will be spurned by the world! ”

Jia Yong's old face was slightly embarrassed when he heard this, and he was speechless, with Yang Yiqing's words in front, I am afraid that no one dares to impeach Xu Jin easily on this matter.

Fei Hong took the good news and read it carefully, his brows couldn't help but lock deeply, Xu Jin's good news in addition to reporting the victory, but also roughly explained his combat intention to abandon Tongzhou.

"Di An (Yang Yiqing), Ziqian gave up Tongzhou and stationed in Tianjin is really a last resort, if you wait for the soldiers and horses of the Qin King to arrive, let alone more than half a month, can the capital be defended?" Fei Hong said worriedly.

Yang Yiqing has twice been in charge of the three sides, and Tatar and Turbo have fought battles, rich combat experience, is a general into the prime minister's talent, in the military has the most right to speak, in fact, this time is also he is responsible for the deployment of the city to defend the work, so although the Tartars attacked fiercely, but the Xizhi Gate is still impregnable.

Yang Yiqing said confidently: "The capital has been built for more than 100 years, and the defense is so strong, how can it be broken by 100,000 soldiers and horses in the Tartar area, as long as there is no problem inside, let alone a first and a half months, it is no problem to defend him for a year and a half, and when it snows in Beijing for another half a month, it will be even more impossible for the Tartars to break the city." However, prices in Beijing have skyrocketed recently, and chaos will inevitably arise over time, so it must be calmed down as soon as possible. ”

Fei Hong nodded and said: "Defending the city will all depend on Brother An, and the other affairs will be handed over to the old man and Nanwu (Jia Yong)!" ”

Yang Yiqing was right, as soon as the news of Xu Jin's great victory in burning Tongzhou spread, the morale of the military and civilians in the whole city was greatly boosted.

I answered the eighth day of September with 100,000 iron cavalry to break through the pass to the south, all the way to the foot of the capital, within one day to kill to the foot of the capital, the end is invincible, the Ming army is frightened, but now Xu Jin has achieved two successive victories, killing more than 10,000 enemies, which makes the Ming army see that the Tartar cavalry is not invincible, naturally bold.

So in the following days, the morale of the defenders of the capital was high, and they guarded the Xizhi Gate and Desheng Gate steadily, and repelled the attacks of the Tartars again and again. In addition, the government put stored cloth, salt and oil and other materials on the market by opening warehouses and releasing grain, and prices in Beijing were temporarily stabilized and internal stability was maintained.

Before I knew it, it was late September, the weather was getting colder and colder, as time went by, the battle damage of the Tartars became more and more serious, and I was getting more and more irritable, he brought Zhao Quan to him, and said with an unkind expression: "If you continue to fight, Ben Khan's 100,000 soldiers and horses will have to be explained here, what is the good way for Mr. Zhao?" If you can't break the city, it's better to withdraw your troops as soon as possible! ”

Zhao Quan said unhurriedly: "I already have a plan in the future, and I will definitely be able to help Suo Duo Khan break the city." ”

My answer brightened up and said, "Will the plan be released?" ”

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Outside the city, I was distressed by the siege of the city, and Guo Xun in the city has been very distressed and resentful recently, seeing that the January period is approaching, and the 350,000 taels of fine silver he owes have not yet been collected.

Guo Xun originally thought that with his network of contacts, it would not be difficult to gather hundreds of thousands of silver, but the reality gave him a slap in the face, he almost borrowed all the noble circles in Beijing, and there were very few people who were willing to lend him silver, even Xu Pengju, the most generous Duke of Wei, only lent him 5,000 taels to mean it, some excessive, not only refused to borrow silver, but even wanted to buy the property under Guo Xun's name at a low price, and slaughtered him fiercely.

It is said that when there are more friends, the road is easy to walk, but the fact is often that when the road is good, there are many friends, and when the road is not good, the so-called friends have disappeared. Society is so realistic, most people are happy to put icing on the cake, and there are really few people who give charcoal in the snow.

Guo Xun has now been cut off his title, and the silver saved by the family has also been fined, it can be said that he is already a salted fish, and the complete decline of the Guo family is a foregone conclusion. I'm afraid I won't be able to pay it back if I borrow it.

Therefore, Guo Xun pretended to be a grandson in a low voice these days, begging his grandfather to sue his grandmother but avoided it everywhere, and finally understood what it means to be hot and cold in the world, and what it means for people to go to tea and cool, and his heart is full of distress and resentment, and he often gets drunk, and when he is drunk, he will go crazy with alcohol, and he will arrest and scold whom. You must know that Guo Xun has a bad temper on weekdays, and he is afraid of the tiger, and now he is even more afraid of people.

On September 25, Guo Xun drank again, but he was not drunk, and went to the house of his original wife Zhang to have dinner full of alcohol, but the simple food on the table made him extremely annoyed, kicked the table over, and scolded: "Is this food eaten by people?" I don't even eat the pigs! ”

Zhang couldn't help but be furious, pointed at Guo Xun's nose and cried and scolded: "I also want to eat and drink, you should take out the silver, you are a man with no ability, you will only be angry with your family, waste ......"

Guo Xun was scolded so red-faced that he gave Zhang a big ear shave with his backhand, and the latter covered his face and cried loudly: "Anyway, Qian'er is dead, and the family is ruined, I don't live anymore, I don't live anymore, just kill me." ”

Zhang, who has always been obedient to her husband, broke out, rushed up and scuffled with her husband, and the people were so frightened that they hid far away.