In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the world began to enter the Little Ice Age. The winter was relatively long and cold, and the snow fell in the north ten earlier and more frequently. Even in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, snow was common in October (lunar calendar). Even in Guangdong and Guangxi, heavy snow would fall in winter, which was very abnormal.

In the early morning of the sixth day of the 10th month of the fourth year of Jiajing, the snow above the capital was getting heavier and heavier, from sporadic snow to heavy snow, and the northwest wind was roaring hysterically.

When it was almost ugly, the lights were still on in Fei Ge Lao's study. Although there were two stoves in the room, the severe cold still made people feel numb, and their skin and ears were also cold, and their breath turned into fog.

Yang Yiqing listened to the sound of the wind and snow outside the window for a while, yawned, stroked his beard and smiled: "The weather is beautiful, this wind and snow are timely."

Xu Jin nodded. This storm was indeed timely because strong winds and heavy snow were a good cover. But the soldiers of the Shenji Camp who had worked hard and rushed all night long, I hope everything was safe.

Xu Jin, Yang Yiqing and Fei Hong were sitting around the desk. A picture was spread out on the desk, which was the plan structure of the capital. After Xu Pengju, Duke of Wei, left, the three of them had been discussing for more than an hour. Now all plans have been finalized, and the next step is to implement them.

"Ziqian, would this be too risky?" Fei Hong frowned and said a little worriedly.

After all, Yang Yiqing was an old man in his seventies. He was obviously a little in a bad mood until now. He yawned again and his old eyes interrupted: "Xu Ziqian is indeed a bit risky in this method, but if he doesn't enter the tiger's den, how can he get a tiger's son? It's just this time to catch all the ghosts and monsters in the capital in one go."

Xu Jin said confidently: "The disciple will secretly enter the palace to meet the emperor tomorrow to ensure that all arrangements are implemented to ensure that there is no accident. Master Fei is safe. At the latest tomorrow afternoon, the prince will lead an army of 200,000 to the capital."

Fei Hong nodded and said no more. He was not his director in war, so he gave it to Xu Jin and Yang Yiqing. Both of them were always victorious generals who had experienced many battles.

...

Chaoyang Gate is located in the east of the inner city, and is guarded by Zhenwei Camp of the 12th Regiment Battalion, and the governor of the camp is Xu Pengju, Duke of Wei.

Xu Pengju, Duke of Wei, was a wealthy idle man. He was devoted to doing business and making money. Although he was the governor of Zhenwei Camp, he basically ignored the business and did not enter the camp several times a year. However, tonight, Xu Pengju came to Chaoyang Gate braved the strong wind and snow, and climbed the city tower, and was waiting in the city tower while burning the fire.

The wind and snow on the top of the city were even stronger, and the northwest wind was like a ghost crying and howling. Xu Pengju, Duke of Wei, was covered in sable fur fur, like a bear curled up into a ball. There were three braziers beside him, and he was still trembling with coldness.

Xu Jin was "invited" to the top of the city at night, but Xu Pengju dared not complain because he had a premonition that Xu Beheaded and sneaked back to the capital secretly. It is estimated that there will be a bloody storm in the capital soon. I don’t know how many people want their heads to land. Fortunately, this is obviously not about his Duke of Wei. After all, Xu Jin asked him for help, so staying on the top of the city with a cold wind and water may not be a good thing for him!

Time passed minute by minute, and about the end of the ugly moment, there was finally a movement outside the city. Before Xu Pengju could make any move, a shiny bald head walked in. It was Xu Jin's personal soldier captain Zhao Datou. He bowed to Xu Pengju and said, "The brothers from Shenji Camp have arrived outside the city. The Duke of the State ordered the opening of the city."

Xu Pengju nodded and showed his token and ordered Zhenwei Camp to open the city gate and release it.

The city gate was frozen by ice and snow. The defenders had been tossing for nearly half a stick of incense. The city gate of Chaoyang Gate finally slowly opened. A strong cavalry immediately drove in quietly from the wind and snow. It was the three thousand soldiers of Shenji Camp, as well as three thousand cavalry and Jiangxi Army, with a total of more than six thousand troops.

The Shenji Camp was led by Wang Lin'er, while the Jiangxi Army was led by Yu Linsheng, who was also an old subordinate who had followed Xu Jin through life and death.

The three thousand Jiangxi Army and Shenji Battalion were like everyone equipped with a slapped gun. These slapped guns were brought by Wang Shouren from the Nanjing Military Weapon Bureau. In order to enter Beijing to serve the king this time, Lao Wang almost emptied the Nanjing Military Weapon Bureau. In addition to the 8,000 slapped guns just made, there were also 300 brand new slapped guns, and countless firearms were also brought.

Wang Shouren obviously also understood that the number advantage alone is difficult to defeat the Tatar cavalry with strong combat power. He must give full play to the advantages of firearms, so he brought all the firearms he could use.

Perhaps it was because of the will of heaven. Tonight, the heavy storm and snow forced the Tartars who were wandering and patrolling outside the city back to the camp to hide, so the Shenji Camp and the Jiangxi Army were able to sneak into the city smoothly.

After the Shenji Camp and the Jiangxi Army sneaked into the city, Wang Lin'er immediately ordered to control Chaoyang Gate and took over the city defense from Zhenwei Camp. All the soldiers of Zhenwei Camp, including the Duke of Wei Xu Pengju, were not allowed to leave Chaoyang Gate without authorization.

...

Early on the sixth day of the 10th month, the snow stopped, the earth was covered in silver, and the sky was surprisingly blue, but the weather was particularly cold. The wind and snow that night were raging, and snow was over the knees inside and outside the palace.

In Shouning Palace, the eunuchs and palace maids were busy cleaning the snow in the courtyard and corridor. Princess Yongfu and Princess Yongchun got up early in the morning to pay their respects to their mother, Queen Mother Jiang. Both princesses wore formal princess costumes today. They were pretty, white as snow, and had a fair face, like a pair of beautiful people.

Looking at the beautiful daughters in front of her, Empress Dowager Jiang, who was frowning, showed her happy face slightly, ordered the palace servant to pass on the meal, and then had breakfast with Yongfu and Yongchun. Empress Dowager Jiang obviously had a bad appetite, so she just ate a few bites of millet porridge and stopped eating, and her eyes floated out of the door from time to time.

Princess Yongfu was smart and naturally understood what her mother was worried about. She said lightly: "It's time for the emperor to go to court early, and I guess it won't take long to come over to pay my respects to the Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Jiang sighed and said, "Today is the deadline given by the Tartars, and I don't know how the emperor responded to the Tartars."

Princess Yongchun raised her eyebrows vividly and said, "That's more, the emperor must have strictly rejected the rude request of the Tartars. The barbarian country still wants to marry my Princess of the Ming Dynasty. It's like a toad who wants to eat swan meat - a whimsical idea!"

"Oh, what should we do if more than 100,000 Tartars' army launches an attack on the city?" Empress Dowager Jiang said worriedly.

As a mother, Empress Dowager Jiang naturally did not want to send her daughter to marry her, but she was even more worried that the Ming Dynasty would fall and that her son would become an eternal sinner who lost her country. If she had not had the king's army, she would probably choose to compromise with the Tatars.

Princess Yongfu's heart was mixed, and bit her cherry lips and comforted her softly: "Mother, if the marriage can protect the Ming Dynasty, Yongfu is willing to marry that Body Khan."

"Nonsense!" As soon as Princess Yongfu finished speaking, she saw Emperor Jiajing Zhu Houcan walking in with an angry face.

"See the Emperor!" The palace maids and eunuchs hurriedly knelt down and saluted.

Yongfu and Princess Yongchun also stood up and saluted: "I have met the emperor brother!"

"No gift!" Zhu Houcong waved his hand and bowed to Empress Dowager Jiang, then he taught a lesson with a stern face: "Sister Yongfu, do not marry, do not cede land, do not pay compensation, the emperor guards the country, and the king dies in the country. Have you forgotten this ancestral teaching established by Taizong? Although I am not pretty, I cannot do such a thing that violates the ancestral teachings and loses power and humiliates the country. Please don't humiliate me again."

Princess Yongchun stuck out her tongue, and Yongfu's pretty face turned red: "The emperor has taught her a lesson, Yongfu is here to apologize to the emperor."

Empress Dowager Jiang was both relieved and entangled when she saw her son so strong. She wanted to say something that someone had to bow his head under the eaves. Finally, she swallowed it back when she said, "It's even good for the emperor to have such ambition. Yongfu is just thinking about the country and country of the Ming Dynasty. Don't be angry with her."

Zhu Houxian sighed and said, "I am not angry with Sister Sheng Yongfu. I am angry with myself. It's all my fault that I think it's self-righteous and don't believe Xu Jin's words, and even caused the great disaster of the country's destruction today. Everything is my fault!"

"No one is perfect, no one can do anything wrong. The emperor should stop blaming himself. Now the plan is to prepare for how to deal with the attack of the Tartars and wait for the arrival of the king-supported troops." Princess Yongfu quickly comforted.

Zhu Houcong was excited when he heard this and said, "There was a heavy snow last night. God blessed me in the Ming Dynasty. Now the city walls are covered with ice, and it is difficult for monkeys to climb. It is even more difficult for the Tartars to break through the inner city. At the latest tomorrow afternoon, Xu Jin will lead a large army to arrive. By then, the capital will be safe!"

Empress Dowager Jiang happily heard this and said, "It's so good, God bless me to the Ming Dynasty!"

At this time, a young eunuch walked in and reported: "The Queen Mother, Eunuch Huang from the Imperial Inspector came and brought ten honeycomb coal stoves, saying that the Queen Mother ordered it to ask."

Empress Dowager Jiang was stunned: "The Ai family didn't want a honeycomb explosion, okay. Since it was delivered, let him bring it in. It just so happened that the weather was cold."

After a moment, the eunuch Huang Jin brought in with ten eunuchs, each of whom was carrying a honeycomb coal stove.

It is said that Huang Jin was almost killed by Jiajing because Xue Bingxin was found to be the daughter of King Anhua. Fortunately, he was smart and saved his life. Later, Xu Jin turned over and Huang Jin also restored his position as eunuch in the imperial prison.

"See the Emperor, the Queen Mother and the Two Princesses!" Huang Jin fell to the ground after coming in.

However, at this time, Zhu Hougui, the boy, seemed to have been hit by a destiny curse, staring straight at the handsome eunuch behind Huang Jin.

This "eunuch" was holding a honeycomb coal stove in his hand, and with a familiar smile on his face, he was Xu Jin!!

Xu Jin took off the eunuch's hat, put down the honeycomb coal stove, lifted the hem of his clothes and knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "Minist Xu Jin, please see the emperor, the queen mother, and the two princesses!"

"Ah!" Yongfu and Yongchun covered their mouths and exhaled softly, and Empress Dowager Jiang was also stunned.
Chapter completed!