It was already approaching evening, but the people in the Fengtian Palace had lit candles and heaters.
"Your Majesty is resting inside. Please don't disturb His Majesty's purity today. In the past few days, His Majesty has been spinning almost without stopping. I don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing this time. Anyway, let me
Your Majesty, please have a good rest, and if you have anything to report, just leave it to us."
It was Wang Chengen who spoke. A few hours ago, Zhu Ling fainted due to the hard work of the past few days and the fright and nervousness just now. The surrounding ministers immediately rushed Zhu Ling back to the palace and immediately summoned the emperor.
Some of the most famous people in the hospital came to treat His Majesty, and everyone was very anxious.
Several imperial doctors said that His Majesty was fine, and all the ministers were relieved. The prince was indeed right. His Majesty had been working harder these days, and he was probably exhausted.
There is no final conclusion on how to deal with the corpses of the dead Luo Yangxing and his group of rebels. Moreover, His Majesty has such a change at this moment, so the ministers naturally put His Majesty's safety first.
The corpses were piled up at the magistrate's office first. Although the grade of the magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture was not low, it was not high either. Naturally, he could not afford to offend the high officials of the imperial court. What's more, if the imperial court suffered such a heavy blow, if these people were offended
I'm afraid even my life is in danger.
In the main hall, the ministers were discussing today's events. After hearing the news, most of the officials in the capital rushed into the palace, but were told that they could not visit, so they had to discuss matters in Fengtian Hall.
Meng Zhaoxiang originally planned to return to the capital camp to continue training his soldiers. After all, he would not be able to train a good army in a few days, but he was persuaded by Wu Linzheng, the young minister of Taichang Temple.
"Governor Meng, your Majesty is paying close attention to the capital camp in your hands now. Moreover, this time His Majesty and the ministers were almost killed. As the manager of the capital, you naturally have to make it clear to His Majesty. Otherwise, His Majesty will blame you. Why?
There were so many rebels strutting around in the streets, and they even killed so many people in front of Mr. Fange’s house, you didn’t even know.”
With that said, Wu Linzheng came close to his ear and whispered: "Even if His Majesty doesn't tell you, after all, many adults are frightened. You have to give other adults an explanation, don't you?"
Meng Zhaoxiang thought for a moment and felt that there was some truth to it. He had been in and out of officialdom for so many years. Although he could not read people's thoughts instantly, he would naturally understand after a little bit of research. He immediately decided to stay and wait for His Majesty to wake up. Not only to give His Majesty an explanation, but also to other people.
An explanation for today's frightened adults.
Although His Majesty will travel south to worship his ancestors in a few days, after all, this is the capital of the country and he will eventually come back.
While he was pondering, Wen Yao, the left governor, came over, raised his hands to Meng Zhaoxiang, and said respectfully: "Governor Meng, if I hadn't relied on you yesterday, Your Majesty and all of you would have been in danger. We are all very grateful to you."
Saying that, he was about to salute again, and Meng Zhaoxiang hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. As the head of the Fifth Military Governor's Mansion, the left governor Wen Yao was so informal, saluting himself as a first-class official, even though he didn't have it in his hand.
He didn't have much military power, but he couldn't entrust him with power at will, so he had to stop him immediately.
"Captain Wen, why are you doing this?" Meng Zhaoxiang personally helped him up and said earnestly: "We are all for His Majesty and the imperial court, and His Majesty has entrusted me with the affairs of the capital. I must protect you all. Besides, this time the rebellion
Thieves attacked Mr. Fan Ge's house. I was wrong for not discovering it immediately. How could I dare to accept such a great gift?"
"Governor Meng is serious. We have no intention of blaming you. Ever since the intruders entered Shanxi and came from Datong and Xuanfu areas, the capital has never been safe. No, my residence is not far away.
Although there were a few people who wanted to rebel, they were quickly taken away by the soldiers and horses, but it is really ridiculous to say that."
Wen Yao sighed and flicked his sleeves, expressing his great indignation. This was true. As the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army, something like this happened around him, but he was powerless and could only wait for the soldiers and horses.
to handle.
Seeing this, Meng Zhaoxiang smiled and said calmly: "Although it is said that life is not peaceful, as a minister, since I have received the imperial rations, I have to share your worries for Your Majesty. The world will never be peaceful, otherwise, what is the use of me?"
Hearing this, Wen Yao suddenly looked worried, and sighed behind his hands: "Your Majesty, the people who supervised the capital camp before were always the eunuchs around you, but in the past few days, you have suddenly disposed of many of your inner companions. Even I don't understand.
Your Majesty, what is going on?"
Meng Zhaoxiang had no expression on his face and listened quietly to his grumblings. When talking about His Majesty, he would definitely not mention it, and he would go as far as he could without participating.
Who knew that this Wen Yao was uncharacteristically insisting on making me talk about His Majesty? He had no choice but to pretend that he didn't understand anything. As a first-class official, although he had no real power, he was not someone he could provoke casually.
"I'm talking about Brother Meng." Suddenly, Wen Yao changed the subject and directly brought the topic to him, saying: "Do you still have any vacancies in the Beijing camp? Why don't you give me one? Listen to it these days
When the intruders attacked Xizhimen, I was so filled with righteous indignation that I had long wanted to find a job, otherwise all my bones would be loose."
"I'm afraid I have to seek His Majesty's opinion on this matter. I am also the admiral of the capital camp on His Majesty's orders."
Meng Zhaoxiang didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing. He had just reorganized the capital camp not long ago, dismissed and killed many corrupt generals. He didn't know much about this left governor. If he went in to do something unfair, wouldn't he be ruined?
The rectification was wasted.
Seeing that the persuasion was fruitless, Wen Yao no longer asked for trouble, so he casually agreed and left, probably full of complaints in his heart.
After hearing Wang Chengen's words, the officials below chose to continue discussing matters in the main hall. After all, if Luo Yangxing hadn't disrupted the discussion at Fange's home today and caused trouble, I'm afraid His Majesty would have punished them for discussing matters in private. If so,
If you are a little more ruthless and add the crime of deceiving the emperor, you are asking for trouble.
Besides, there were candles burning brightly in the Fengtian Palace and there was a stove for warmth, but you could only stand, but you could discuss things freely, which made you feel more comfortable, so you didn't care about Wang Chengen's words.
"My lord, no need. This place is quite convenient. We will discuss state affairs here. If your majesty wakes up, please inform us." Ling Yiqu, the minister of Dali Temple, stepped forward and cupped his hands. These words were enough to persuade the ministers.
Wang Chengen felt uneasy as he left.
It’s fine if you don’t leave, but you still have to wait for His Majesty to wake up and bother Him?
How could he, who was taking care of His Majesty, agree to such an rude request? They said that state affairs had nothing to do with him, but if something happened to His Majesty, it would be a big deal to him.
"You guys, just wait."
After that, Wang Chengen took several eunuchs and left angrily.
…
At this time, Li Yuanzheng, who had accelerated his marching speed, was leading 10,000 Guan Ning cavalry towards the capital. Although it was not very fast, it was much faster than before. It was not because they were cavalry.
The reason is that Li Yuan has a deep obsession with becoming the King of Qin in Beijing.
It was already dusk now. He ordered the army to rest on the spot for the night and sent out scouts to investigate the surrounding situation. If they encountered a sneak attack by the bandit army late at night, it would be a serious crime for them.
"Where have we gone?" Li Yuan stood on a high place and asked the general on the side.
After hearing this, the general took out the map and read it by candlelight. After a while, he replied: "Master General, we have already reached Xianghe County, which is only sixty miles away from the capital. According to the army's marching speed, we can do it in one day."
Drive away."
"So, as long as we go a little faster, we can reach Tongzhou around noon?" Li Yuan thought and said, in that case, it would be better to go directly to the capital.
"Yes, my lord."
While everyone was discussing tomorrow's march route, they suddenly received a piece of news.
There are traces of a large number of people in the south!
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