Just when the ministers were waiting a little impetuous, worried that Emperor Hongzhi's body would not be able to support it, suddenly a celebrant and a deacon eunuch came over. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The celebrant and the deacon eunuch came to find Xiao Jing, the eunuch with palm prints, but at this time, Xiao Jing was taking care of Zhu Youzhu in the inner dormitory, and he couldn't come out for a while.

The deacon and eunuch looked left and right, hurriedly went over and invited Liu Jian aside, and said something in Liu Jian's ear, it seemed that the matter was important, but it could not be leaked to the outside world.

Liu Jian is already old and has his ears back, where can he clearly hear the words that are being bitten by someone's ear? Liu Jian was in a dilemma, beckoned and called Xie Qian to his side.

The celebrant and the deacon eunuch took out a battle report from his bosom and said, "Two elders, this is the battle report sent by Lord Shen, the governor of Yansui, from the Xuanfu Civil Fort!" ”

Xie Qian's voice trembled when he heard the words "Lord Shen", and he hurriedly asked, "You...... That's it...... Who is it? ”

The deacon and eunuch replied: "But it is...... Lord Shen Xi, the governor of Yansui! ”

Although the voice of this sentence was not loud, the ministers around him with sharp ears could hear it clearly.

In the past, even if Shen Xi was a good person in the court, others didn't care much about this name, because in their opinion, Shen Xi was a typical example of a villain, and he didn't know what shit luck Sanyuan and No. 1 he had, and he relied on being a lecturer in the East Palace, and he did a little "little thing" outside, and he was favored by the emperor.

Later, the emperor didn't even care about some of the laws of the court, so that Shen Xi jumped a few times, and now he is already the second-rank minister of the court, and in terms of official rank, he is on par with these important ministers of the court, but no one feels that Shen Xi has the qualifications to sit on an equal footing with them.

I used to be disdainful, but now when I hear the name "Shen Xi", I actually have a faint excitement in my heart.

Everyone knows how critical the loss of Xuanfu is this time, but only Shen Xi has reported the danger of Xuanfu in the imperial court, and now Shen Xi is not a letter sent from Xuanfu, but a letter sent from Tumubao, there are only two explanations, or Shen Xi is now defeated and is on the way to withdraw his troops, so he has to send a signal to the imperial court, so that the imperial court can take precautions as soon as possible.

There is also a possibility, that is, Shen Xi did not go to Xuanfu at all, and has been leading troops to stay in Tumu Fort......

Xie Qian was so excited that he was almost speechless at this moment, Liu Jian thought for a while and asked, "Which day's performance?" ”

The deacon and eunuch replied respectfully: "Back to Young Master Liu's words, I just read it, it was delivered ten days ago, Lord Shen said that he was trapped in the civil fort, and after a bloody battle, he won a small victory, but he still couldn't break through to aid Xuanfu. Lord Shen asked the imperial court to send reinforcements to rescue Xuanfu and Zhangjiakou Fort, saying that these two places were being besieged by the Tatars. ”

"Small victory?"

Xie Qian muttered, he didn't hear anything else, only Shen Xi remembered the victory against the Tatars, he didn't care how small the victory was, as long as Shen Xi could accurately judge that Xuanfu encountered the Tatar siege, and he could get out of danger safely, and then there was a little bit of military exploits, then Shen Xi was not only not at fault, but was a hero of the Ming Dynasty, Xie Qian felt that he had extra face.

Xie Qian was thinking about one thing at this time: "Poor little gentleman, this time I finally don't have to be a widow, Shen Xi'er's life is really hard." Also, he judged in advance that Xuanfu City would be in danger, knowing that the Yamen of Xuanda Governor was self-contained, and his status would not be very high when he went to Xuanfu City, not to mention being restrained everywhere, and he might even lose the only military power in his hand, so it was better to stay elsewhere and wait for the imperial court soldiers and horses to respond! ”

When Liu Jian took Shen Xi's performance into his hands, he saw that Shen Xi said in the performance that he had completely annihilated the Tatar cavalry, and that kind of consternation could not be hidden.

"If what this report says is true, what kind of small victory is this, it is simply a brilliant victory!" Liu Jian sighed lightly.

At this time, the ministers who were waiting for Emperor Hongzhi to meet all gathered around, wanting to see how incredible this so-called "small victory" report was, and after they read it one after another, they finally understood that Liu Jian was not talking about it.

At the same time, it is understandable why this report has been backlogged for ten days in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies!

In the context of the successive good news from the northwest, the Xuanfu side was silent, and suddenly came up with a good news of annihilating 4,000 Tatar cavalry, how to look at it and how unreliable!

It is estimated that the officials of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies who received this good news wanted to send someone to find out clearly first, and then decide whether to play or not!

The results now confirmed that Xuanfu was indeed the main direction of the Tatar attack, and this report finally attracted attention, and was found out of the pile of old papers by the relevant officials of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and sent to the master of ceremonies overnight, which became another proof that Xuanfu encountered the main force of the Tatars...... Look, even the partial division annihilated by Shen Xi has so many people, you can imagine how many soldiers and horses the Xuanfu has besieged.

Of course, such an important emergency military situation was actually detained by the officials of the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces without permission, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as dereliction of duty. But those who do such things have the support of the DPRK and the central government, whether it is Li Dongyang, their relatives Zhang brothers, or other behind-the-scenes masterminds, they will secretly give shelter.

Xuanfu was lost, the government and the opposition were shocked, and the emperor was even more ill because of this, and even the ministers could not receive it, in this case, Shen Xi's performance caused a huge sensation, so that the Ming court knew that after the fall of Zhangjiakou Fort and Xuanfu, there was a place called Tumubao that was insisting.

Shen Xi personally led his troops and horses, and did not completely annihilate in the Battle of Xuanfu, but left an army for the imperial court that could deal with the Tatars.

The people who gathered around couldn't help but talk about it after seeing the contents of the report.

The emperor was being treated inside at this time, they didn't dare to speak too loudly, they could only keep their voices down as much as possible, and the question they were most concerned about was how many soldiers and horses Shen Xi had on hand now, and whether he had the ability to fight the Tatars.

Hubu Shangshu Han Wen thought for a while, and said with some uncertainty: "If my memory is not wrong, Governor Shen has 50,000 soldiers and horses, right?" ”

For the number of troops sent by the imperial court, even these important ministers in the court are not very clear, involving military secrets, once the Tatars in the court are meticulous and leak the matter, the Tatars will know everything about the layout of the Ming soldiers and horses, and no one dares to take this risk.

Therefore, the number of troops led by Shen Xi was publicized to the outside world as 50,000 soldiers and horses, and only a few people in the DPRK and China knew that there were actually only 6,000 foot soldiers, and then very few people knew that in fact, most of the soldiers and horses equipped by Shen Xi were old and weak, and their combat strength was worrying.

Shen Xi said that he fought with the Tatars, and the first battle wiped out the four thousand Tatar cavalry, and the remaining soldiers and horses under Shen Xi's command could be pulled out with their fingers, and it was a miracle that the civil fort had not been lost until now.

Not to mention any achievements, even if you want to support it for a few more days, it is impossible to say, and even with the fall of Xuanfu, it is difficult to say whether you are still holding on at this time!

Li Dongyang said bluntly: "Shen Xi is in the northwest, and he personally led only 6,000 soldiers and horses, and the first battle of Tumu Fort was seriously damaged, and at this time, the soldiers and horses could not be replenished, and the imperial court may not be able to reinforce!" ”

In a word, first block the road of sending troops to reinforce Shenxi, because no matter from which point of view, the civil fort has no value of sticking.

This is an abandoned fortress in itself, the biggest drawback there is the problem of difficult water replenishment, the northwest war disaster is repeated, Xuanfu, Zhangjiakou Fort, Yulin Acropolis this kind of impregnable fortress, garrisoned tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and it is still impossible to hold on, to reinforce an almost abandoned city fortress, how can it not be justified.

Soon, Xiao Jing learned from the dormitory that the master of ceremonies had received a new battle report, and came out in person, and after asking about the situation, Xiao Jing asked with some surprise: "Lord Shen is still guarding the key pass now?" ”

Xie Qian said with some hesitation: "Gonggong Xiao, Shen Xixiao'er did not enter the Xuanfu Mansion, nor did he withdraw his troops to Juyong Pass, but in the ...... Tumubao is not far from Huailai County. ”

Xiao Jing was a little confused, what Huailai County, he seemed to have a little impression, but he didn't have a clear concept of the geography of the Ming Dynasty, and he didn't know how much connection there was between Huailai County and Tumubao.

Even if the celebrant eunuchs have a high level of power, they are selected from among the eunuchs in the chamberlain, and their qualifications are limited, and they cannot be compared with these old ministers who were born in the court and have been honing in officialdom for decades.

Although Xie Qian is also an "old fool", he has been in the cabinet for many years, and he has a lot of understanding of the mountains and rivers in the country, and in recent years, the northwest border has not been very peaceful.

Xiao Jing said: "My lords, your majesty is in poor health today, and it is not appropriate to see you again, but Your Majesty insists on letting the old slave come out and summon you in. ”

"Your Majesty is now worried about the situation at the border passes, and when you learn that Lord Shen is safe and sound in the northwest, and he has also annihilated 4,000 enemies and established great feats, there are such people who can share the worries and solve problems for the imperial court, Your Majesty must be happy, maybe it will help the condition!"

Xie Qian said on behalf of the ministers: "There is no need for Gonggong Xiao to remind me, we know what to do!" ”