This news was really a bolt from the blue for Li Xin, the auxiliaries were almost wiped out, the materials were all trivial, and the key was that these thousands of people were brought out by him by Sanwei. Now that he said no, it was gone, how could he not be shocked and sad. But then it was suggested that he should not be too worried, that the Mongols were not murderous, and that they plundered the population only to increase the labor force. Therefore, the vast majority of the captured auxiliaries should not be in danger of their lives.

Li Xin agrees with this truth, but there is another point that makes him extremely worried, that is, Tian Fuzhen and the county lord of Xinle, Tian Fuzhen is a scholar, and he is a scholar on the right path, and a literati like him who has a good personality pays more attention to honor, in case there is a person who can't think about it, it is not impossible to commit suicide and martyrdom.

And the lord of Xinle is even more tricky, after a series of surprise tutoring, Li Xin understands how perverted Cheng Dù is that women value chastity in this era. Lu Jiu told him a story, saying that there was a young lady from a large family in Jiangnan, who committed suicide that night because she saw a drunk man untie her hand when she opened the window on a small building facing the street. What's more, there are also women who have been touched by a strange man and resolutely cut off their already unclean arms with their knives.

All these are too numerous to mention, the body of a daughter of the county lord fell into the hands of the Tartars, even if she returns safely, I am afraid that this reputation has been ruined to the point that it can no longer be ruined! Li Xin only felt that his head was as big as a fight, and after asking in detail about Niu Dan, where the auxiliaries were attacked, the geometry of the Tartar soldiers, and where they were going, he made a decision to go out of Juyong Pass to rescue them, and the shorter the time, the more likely they were to be saved safely.

Although the thousands of soldiers of the Three Guards marched for days and fought fiercely all night, they heard that the auxiliary soldiers were attacked, and most of them were taken captive, and among them were Tian Zhenfu and Princess Xinle. Needless to say, Tian Zhenfu, what is Princess Xinle's identity? That is the wife of the general appointed by the emperor, how can this kind of shame and humiliation be endured for a moment? And the shame of the general will also be the shame of the Three Guards!

Suddenly, the exhaustion and prostration of the fierce battle was swept away, and was replaced by righteous indignation.

"Kill the Tartars! Give the Tartar to the Killer"

The military heart is available, Li Xin is satisfied, the battlefield is too late to be cleaned, and the loyal souls of the three guards who died in the battle are not too late to converge, he believes that the imperial court will deal with these well, although the imperial court is corrupt, but it is still good enough for the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the imperial court.

And Kong Youde's guy has been tired and collapsed, Li Xin ordered someone to carry this goods on the horse, only he knows about Zhao'an, if it is left to the court to be cut off by a knife, it is inevitable to take him with him, as for the remnants of his subordinates, most of them are made up of homeless people, and they will have a proper disposal when they want to come to the court.

Just as he was about to leave, the eunuch who delivered the decree suddenly came, and shouted in a sharp voice from a distance: "Where is General Li, that is General Li, long live the decree......

The so-called long live has a decree is actually a verbal message, Li Xin had to kneel down and listen patiently to his parrot, and after that, the eunuch immediately changed to a smile, "General Li, please follow our family into the city, long live waiting to see you!" ”

Li Xin apologized for recounting the embarrassment faced by the Three Guards one by one, and asked him to enter the emperor on his behalf, the time was urgent, the fighter plane was fleeting, and he was too late to enter the palace to face the saint, please forgive the emperor!

The eunuch's face changed immediately, he had never seen such a shameless person, summoned by the emperor, but you have to save those people who have nothing to do with Lao Shizi, etc., is it better to live those Qiu Baxing?

The eunuch who sent the decree still wanted to reprimand a few words with a straight face, he didn't know the etiquette, who knew that Li Xin would go away after making a move, and after a while, the whole army gradually moved, and actually went all the way to the north. The angry eunuch wanted to scold his mother...... Of course, it is useless to scold the mother, but slander is a sharp weapon to see the blood.

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Zhu Youzhen, the great emperor of the Great Tomorrow, summoned Hong Chengchou, the governor of Xuanda, in the Wenhua Palace, although he did not have a good rest for a day and a night, but the sudden change of the battle situation, between sorrow and joy, has made him tired, and the joy of repelling the thieves under the city was almost instantly replaced by the bad news that the Mongol Tatars broke through.

And this result confirms Hong Chengchou's previous things, which in his opinion are excuses and reasons for shirking. Even if Zhu Youzhen understands that he at least blamed Hong Chengchou on the Mongolian offense, although he still has a problem with his slow dispatch of troops, but he finally calmed down his anger, and this private summons is to comfort this Xinjiang minister who can fight and dare to fight, after all, there are not many people in the Ming Dynasty who can write and martial arts like Hong Chengchou, and have the talent to enter the prime minister.

Immediately, Zhu Youzhen asked Hong Chengchou about the Mongolian Tatar breakthrough, and there are still measures not to save it, Hong Chengchou pondered for a long time, and then slowly asked Zhu Youzhen a question.

"Have you ever heard that in the past winter, a card was set up on the side wall to prevent Jin merchants from going north to traffic goods?"

Heard him ask such inexplicable questions. Zhu Youzhen was a little unhappy all of a sudden, but he was still patient, he really had some impressions of this matter, and he heard a few words from several ministers, but the Ming Dynasty was agriculture-oriented, and he didn't take it to heart when it was the end of the business, so why did Hong Chengchou mention it again?

Hong Chengchou saw that the emperor did not reflect, so he took care of himself and said: "Last year, the general soldiers of the three guards once proposed that the materials trafficked by the Jin merchants flowed into the hands of the Manchu Tartars, and the Manchu Tartars used these materials to arm the Eight Banners Army, and then invaded our Ming Dynasty, so it was asserted that all the materials trafficked outside the border wall were collaborators!" ”

Zhu Youzhen heard Hong Chengchou mention Li Xinlai, and thought that he had resisted the decree and left, and his heart was a little unhappy, but he agreed with this, and it made a lot of sense when he thought about it.

"But the merchant pursues profits, and if he has ten times the profit, he dares to risk killing his head, so Li Xin forcibly confiscated the goods of the Jin merchants who insisted on going north by force, and then confiscated all of them to fund the army!"

Hearing this, Zhu Youzhen suddenly realized that Li Xin had trained an iron army in just half a year, and where did his wealth come from, but it came from these rude, righteous and shameless businessmen, so he shouted happily and praised Li Xin for doing a good job.

Zhu Youzhen suddenly understood, looking at Hong Chengchou, he turned such a big turn to describe this matter, there must be his purpose, and he had already guessed nine times out of ten about this purpose.

"Hong Qing won't also set up a card to receive goods in Xuanfu, right?"

Hong Chengchou nodded suddenly, "I have to do it as a last resort, and I have gained a lot!" "After all, competing with the people for profit is not the way of a saint, he is a scholar, and it is still a little embarrassing to say!

But Zhu Youzhen didn't know how rich Hong Chengchou's mouth was, and these confiscated goods were enough for Xuanfu to be used for several years without the help of the imperial court. Now, the Mongolian Tatars have broken the town of Xuanfu, and its losses can be imagined.

"Could it be that the target of the Tartar break is only for the supplies in Xuanfu Town?"

Hong Chengchou nodded in response: "Holy Wisdom, it is precisely for this!" ”

"Then, now that Hong Qing is leading his division back, is it too late?"

Hong Chengchou analyzed: "If the minister is the chief general of the Tartars, while transporting the materials north after breaking the Xuanfu Town, he will send a group of men and horses to the area of Baoan and Huailai to prevent the imperial court from reinforcing troops. After a few days of circulation, all the materials were safely transported out of the side wall, and the troops could be withdrawn! ”

"What does Hong Qing mean it's too late?"

Hong Chengchou nodded gloomily, the initiative is not in his hands, and he was beaten by the Mongolian Tatars by the nose, it is difficult to say how much success he can achieve! But then he got up and knelt in front of His Majesty, and said loudly: "Please lead the division to the Xuanfu and swear to do your best to minimize the loss!" ”

Zhu Youzhen readily agreed.

Sent Hong Chengchou away, Zhu Youzhen dragged his tired body to Kunning Palace, but did not return to Qianqing Palace. Seeing the emperor's haggard appearance, Empress Zhou felt distressed, and on the one hand ordered someone to prepare food, and on the other hand, she ordered someone to prepare hot water for the emperor to wipe himself off.

I heard that the battle was won outside, and the thieves had retreated, but the careful Queen Zhou saw that Zhu Youzhen's tired face was full of worry.

Looking at Empress Zhou's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Zhu Youzhen suddenly smiled bitterly, "Does the queen want to ask me why I won the battle but still have a bitter face?" I will tell you about it, Xuanfu has been defeated, and Mongolia has broken through! ”

Queen Zhou was shocked, this blow was one after another, I really don't know how long my husband can survive, I want to comfort him, but I can't do anything. I only heard the emperor say again: "Speaking of which, it was Li Xin who made me angry?" ”

This made Queen Zhou curious, Ping Suli was full of praise when he talked about Li Xinqi and his people, and now this person led his men and horses to win the battle under the Jingshi City, why is he still angry? Thinking about it, only inappropriate words and deeds collided with his husband.

"A martial artist, his words are rude, why should the emperor be knowledgeable!"

Zhu Youzhen said: "If so, how can I blame him? This son is disrespectful, and the queen said, how should I punish him? ”

"The major events in the DPRK and China, the concubines don't know how to deal with them!"

Empress Zhou has always kept to herself, and she doesn't ask a word about things outside the harem.

Zhu Youzhen immediately told the eunuch's report to Empress Zhou, and in the eunuch's statement, Li Xin's rebellion was entirely because the lord of Xinle disguised in the auxiliary army was plundered by the Mongol Tartars, and deliberately made the emperor have the impression that Li Xin disobeyed the emperor's order for the sake of a woman.

After hearing this, Queen Zhou said slowly: "The concubine thinks he is affectionate and righteous. ”

Zhu Youzhen disagreed, "Previously, he was preparing to resist the decree for the daughter of a merchant, and the queen said that he was affectionate and righteous, and now he is resisting the decree for the county lord, and the queen also said that he is affectionate and righteous, isn't it inconsistent?" ”

Queen Zhou chuckled and said: "Previously, he was more affectionate than righteous for the daughter of a merchant, but now for the county lord, righteousness is greater than affection." It is rare to see such a person with deep affection and righteousness, and if the emperor has a general, he deserves to be congratulated! ”

This rhetoric, Zhu Youzhen felt that it was a strong argument, but after thinking about it carefully, there was still some truth, but all such a righteous person must be loyal and filial, and suddenly he seemed to have a knot in his heart, and the haze brought about by Zhang Sizhi's analysis of the city that could no longer be appreciated seemed to be dispersed in an instant!