At this moment, the ministers who had taken refuge in the back hall were running around in a hurry. Many of them beat their chests and sighed suddenly. They were in the capital and had never experienced such an emergency. This was actually the first time they had seen it, so they were unavoidably anxious.
After all, those who are less than a few hundred steps away are rebels!
The hundreds of thousands of intruders outside have not been sent away yet. Now that we have finally had some breathing space, we suddenly encounter internal changes. What should we do?
If there is still a chance to defend the city when the intruders attack the city, then there is no way to do it now that the rebels have invaded the mansion!
The shouts of killing could be heard outside, and every word shocked the hearts of the ministers, causing everyone to be extremely frightened. Some were even so scared that they were sweating. At this moment, Zhu Ling was the only one sitting in the middle, not saying anything.
After a few words, he seemed a little calmer.
"Mr. Fan Ge, how many servants do you have in your house? Why don't you call them out to jointly defend against the rebels outside?" A censor hurriedly asked Fan Jingwen, who was sitting next to him. They, the censors, are usually very supportive. If
Let them and others use their hands and feet, even if it is a little difficult for them.
"Alas, my house is not spacious. I only have four or five servants and four or five maids left. At the moment, there are only two maids with me, and the rest have long since disappeared."
Fan Jingwen also sighed deeply, never expecting such a ridiculous thing to happen.
"Your Majesty, in such an emergency, we, as our ministers, will escort you out. You should immediately put on coarse clothes and disguise yourself as a servant. If rebels break in, you can pretend to be dead and escape. No matter what happens,
Everywhere, as long as His Majesty is still here, there is the imperial court! Everywhere is the Ming Dynasty."
At this time, Wu Linzheng suddenly stood up and spoke to Zhu Ling with great emotion, his words revealing his pain over this incident.
"We should think about how to report the news now! Instead of sitting here waiting to die!" Zhu Ling finally spoke up, looking past the sad expressions of these ministers, but he was still holding back a ball of anger in his heart.
Some people said nothing, closed their eyes and rested, seeming to have accepted the fate of death in the next moment; some were pacing back and forth, sweating profusely, and quite anxious; and some looked up to the sky from time to time and lost their voice, hating the Ming Dynasty for finally having some peace.
The hope of revival is in such danger.
If God really wanted to destroy the Ming Dynasty, why did it let the Ming Dynasty suffer such a miserable predicament?
The mood of the ministers has reached the lowest point at this moment. If His Majesty were not still here, I am afraid that some of them would have been killed in the back hall before the rebels came in, so as not to be killed by the rebels in the end.
The few guards guarding the door were also sweating profusely. Their eyes were alert and they stood at the door with their swords drawn. They were also a little confused at the moment. The commander-in-chief didn’t know what the situation was. He only brought two people with him. If he encountered that
I'm afraid the rebels will be in trouble.
Although Zhu Ling had no good way, he would not stand here waiting for death like these ministers, unable to calm down for a long time, but maybe because of the dark and bright flowers in another village, he suddenly thought of a way, maybe this way
Meng Zhaoxiang and Li Ruolian can be notified!
Now that he had a method, he had to implement it immediately. He immediately asked Fan Jingwen: "Mr. Fan Ge, before I ascended the throne, I heard that the structure of your mansion is somewhat different from others?"
"What is your Majesty referring to?"
Fan Jingwen also came to his senses and raised his hands to each other, but he didn't know what the purpose of His Majesty's question was.
"The stables in Fan Ge's mansion seem to be at the very back? Maybe next door to the inner hall?" Zhu Ling pointed to the wall, but Fan Jingwen thought that His Majesty wanted him or sent someone to ride to the capital camp to request reinforcements.
I just felt that this method was inappropriate and immediately said so.
"Your Majesty, it is quite unrealistic to escape from the house on horseback. If the thief has a bow and arrow and shoots down the person on the horse with one arrow, wouldn't it be a wasted death?"
Seeing that Fan Jingwen did not understand what he meant, Zhu Ling was not in a hurry and explained again: "I heard that there is a good horse in Fan Ge's mansion, and this horse knows the way to the capital camp."
"That's true. Once, I was anxious to give some gifts to my uncle in the capital camp. However, I was about to leave the city and was a bit late. However, my horse knew the way and helped me deliver the gifts."
Fan Jingwen also spoke in detail about the excellence of his horse, but then he understood what His Majesty meant and immediately raised his head, feeling a little excited.
"What your Majesty means is that although we can't get out, the horses can! Just bring a letter to the Beijing camp!" He suddenly realized it and hated himself for why he hadn't thought of this way just now. If he had thought of this,
I'm afraid reinforcements have arrived a long time ago!
"That's right, but how do you put a letter on the horse?"
After hearing that His Majesty had come up with a solution, Governor Wen Yao of the Left immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this is nothing to worry about. Just clip the letter to the saddle."
"Captain Wen, my horse has aged a lot, and I have stopped riding it. The saddle has been removed a long time ago." Mr. Fan Ge couldn't help but let out a long sigh, feeling extremely regretful about why he had to remove the saddle at that time.
Why not wait any longer?
Hearing that the saddle was removed, Wen Yao suddenly became a little frustrated and retreated without saying a word.
At this moment, there is really no way out, and the last bit of hope has gone up in smoke.
"There is a way to make the horse deliver the message, but it is a bit cruel, and it must obtain the consent of Mr. Fan Ge!" Zhu Ling looked at Fan Jingwen, and he would never have proposed this method if it had not been at the last moment.
Hearing that His Majesty had a way to send the message, the ministers immediately gathered around, but then they heard that they needed to get Mr. Fan Ge's permission, and everyone turned their attention to Fan Jingwen, hoping that he would agree.
Although I don't know what I need to agree to, since I have a way, I naturally have to agree. After all, the safety of Your Majesty and the ministers is greater, and sacrifices are inevitable, so he said.
"For the safety of your Majesty and all the ministers, and for the future of our Ming Dynasty, please let your Majesty say it's okay, and I will definitely agree!"
With Fan Jingwen's permission, Zhu Ling said: "I can't get the letter. My idea is a little cruel. I can shorten the urgent content to a few words, and then stab these words into the horse with a knife.
Then, because Mr. Fan Ge’s horse recognized the direction of the capital camp and drove it to the capital camp, Governor Meng would definitely lead his troops to rescue him when he saw it.”
After hearing this method, most of the courtiers felt that there was nothing cruel. In their eyes, the horse was just a beast. No matter how valuable it was, it was not as valuable as a human life. Besides, saving this horse was not as simple as that of an ordinary citizen.
The emperor of Ming Dynasty and the entire court were saved!
If I can save His Majesty, even a horse will receive supreme honor.
"Mr. Fan Ge, do you have any objections?" Wu Linzheng asked Fan Jingwen, who was a little dazed, with his hand raised. Although he had just agreed, he still had to seek other people's opinions before speaking.
"Since this method can save Your Majesty and everyone, it is a great honor for my horse. I have no objection, but please Your Majesty, please start quickly. The rebels will probably break in within a short time."
Fan Jingwen bowed and said, even though he had different feelings for this old horse in his heart, at this critical moment, he couldn't care so much.
"good!"
Zhu Ling immediately stood up and ordered: "Wen Yao, take two flags and go out immediately and carve a few words on the horse, saying that the rebels are out and your Majesty is in danger. Go to Fan Mansion quickly!"
"As you command!"
Wen Yao received the oral instructions and without any hesitation, he immediately took two flags and hurried away to the stable next to the inner hall.
Seeing Wen Yao leaving, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Now that they have a way, they can only wait. No one has any other way.
But Zhu Ling did not relax his vigilance. He seemed to vaguely hear that the sound of fighting seemed to be getting closer and closer. At such a close distance, he was afraid that Wang Guoxing had already fought against the thief.
Just when everyone was anxiously waiting for news about Wen Yao, suddenly, a sharp cry of killing sounded outside. A Xiaoqi went out to check, but a long knife was immediately inserted into his chest, and the long knife turned out to be
It’s the embroidered spring knife specially used by Jin Yiwei!
Zhu Ling immediately stood up and looked directly outside the door. A feeling of uneasiness instantly spread throughout his body. All the ministers also hurriedly backed away, and they were all frightened by this scene. He also roughly guessed the identity of the rebel, who used Xiuchun Dao.
There is only Jin Yiwei, and the person who is most likely to rebel was also the boss of Jin Yiwei.
Luo Yangxing!
[Author's digression]: I plan to write one more chapter today, that's what I think anyway