When they arrived in front of the Chaoyang Gate Tower, they immediately stopped the horses. The people here had already been cleared away by the people from the Military and Horse Division, informed by the ministers. Although there were no officers or soldiers around, there was no one at all.
Wang Chengen and the Jin Yiwei behind him also stopped immediately, and the ministers also arrived here one after another. When they saw His Majesty stopping here, they all dismounted. No one dared to come forward to speak, and they all waited for His Majesty to speak.
Zhu Ling frowned, as if he felt something. He dismounted decisively and leaned down on the ground regardless of the dust, listening to something. When Wang Chengen saw it, he quickly dismounted and helped Zhu Ling pick up his clothes.
This is a casual outfit that I have not worn for a long time. It is also the only one that His Majesty has not patched. If it gets dirty, he will have to wear those unseemly dragon robes. The key is that His Majesty does not allow them to make dragon robes. No wonder Wang Chengen
Take it so seriously.
As the emperor, Zhu Ling didn't have so many concerns. He only vaguely felt that the clouds in the distance seemed to be more numerous and darker.
The ministers behind him were all puzzled by Zhu Ling's move. Some ministers even thought that such a posture of a monarch lying on the ground was ridiculous and insulting to the power of the Ming Dynasty. They wanted to dissuade him but were stopped by others.
In the current situation, most officials have a different view of His Majesty than they did in the past. Ever since he negotiated peace with the intruders, His Majesty seems to have completely changed. Some people say that His Majesty is possessed by ghosts, while others make nonsense.
Your Majesty may be out of his mind, but it is undeniable that the situation in the capital has indeed stabilized.
While everyone was pondering His Majesty's thoughts, Mr. Fan Ge came over in a sedan. However, he got off the sedan a short distance away and hurried over with the help of several servants.
As soon as the ministers saw Fan Gelao coming, they immediately moved out of the way. At first glance, they saw that His Majesty did not know what he was doing there, but just looking at his appearance, they immediately felt that it was unbecoming.
Just as he was about to step forward to dissuade him, Ni Yuanlu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, reached out to stop him. He looked back and heard him explain: "Mr. Ge, your majesty may be listening to the sound to judge whether there is an army in the distance?"
"What? Why haven't I heard of it?" Fan Jingwen put his hands behind his back and turned his gaze again to Zhu Ling, who was still lying on the ground listening. He sighed but did not stop him anymore.
Zhu Ling didn't dare to be distracted and listened carefully to the sound of stepping on the ground. There was no sound just now, but now there seemed to be some sound.
The sound became louder and louder as it approached from far away. This sound was not the sound of treading, so naturally it was not the sound of the phalanx of soldiers advancing, but the sound of horse hooves!
The intruders should not have such a large-scale cavalry, so the only one with such a large-scale cavalry is Wu Sangui's Guan Ning cavalry!
By chance, Wei Shichun received the news of His Majesty's arrival and immediately led his people downstairs to check. When he got downstairs, he saw His Majesty lying on the ground. The ministers around him just looked on, indifferent, and allowed His Majesty to lie down.
"Eunuch, your majesty, what is this?" Wei Shichun saw that his majesty's companion was here, so he walked over and asked softly.
"Your Majesty is listening to the debate, please don't interrupt." Wang Chengen made a gesture of silence, and Wei Shichun immediately stopped talking.
After waiting for a moment, Zhu Ling slowly stood up. Wang Chengen hurriedly stepped forward to help lightly pat the soil. While patting, he said sadly: "This is the last thing."
Zhu Ling clapped his hands and saw Wei Shichun standing on one side, and asked, "Is there any movement here?"
Wei Shichun was a little confused when he asked this question. He didn't know what the matter his Majesty asked had to do with him. However, his Majesty naturally had to answer his question, so he raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, nothing happened here."
"I wonder what your Majesty is talking about?"
Smiling, he did not answer but went directly to the tower. Wei Shichun was at a loss and followed him up to the tower under the leadership of Mr. Fan Ge and Wang Chengen.
The surrounding soldiers immediately knelt down when they saw Zhu Ling, but he waved his hand to stop them. They stood by the city wall and looked at the sky from a distance, as if they were waiting for something, but they were watching something.
The people who came up from behind didn't dare to ask any more questions. They just waited for him, waiting for an unknown thing that had no answer.
Suddenly, Zhu Ling said: "A few hours ago, Li Ruolian suddenly sent someone to tell me that a large number of troops were approaching the capital from the east, numbering less than 10,000. I guessed that Wu Sangui's army was coming, so I took all the ministers forward.
Come and greet.”
Wei Shichun suddenly realized it, and secretly hated himself for not knowing anything about it. He immediately stepped forward and bowed: "It was my negligence. I will send someone to check it out immediately."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Ling stretched out his hand to interrupt him. He looked into the distance and raised the corners of his mouth: "They are coming."
Everyone immediately looked to the east, and after a while, they saw that the side seemed to be covered with thousands of human figures, moving quickly here. After a little closer, they could roughly see clearly, they were all cavalry!
Is there an intruder?
This was the first thought that came to Wei Shichun's mind. He was afraid that if His Majesty was attacked here, he would definitely not be able to escape the crime. Faced with Wu Sangui's army, which was very likely to be Wu Sangui's army, he did not dare to take a gamble. He decided that if
No matter whether the intruder offends His Majesty or not, he will be knocked down immediately.
Behind him, ministers such as Fan Ge Lao, Ni Yuanlu, Chen Liangmo and Wu Linzheng also looked into the distance with wide eyes, gradually approaching the capital, and everyone's eyes became more and more expectant.
If it is really Wu Sangui's Guan Ning Army, then the capital will be saved! Even if intruders attack, they will still be able to fight!
The most elite army of the Ming Dynasty deserves this reputation!
"Look! The word on the big flag is Wu! It's Wu Sangui!"
As an officer with a good eye saw the origin of this army, everyone immediately cheered. Many people were in a surging mood and looked forward to see clearly the appearance of this supporting army.
Before Li Yuan came to the capital, he had already sent spies to inquire about the situation more than ten miles away. Therefore, he rushed to the capital in a hurry. He just wanted to let the officials and His Majesty in the capital know that it was
They saved the Ming Dynasty. They saved the officials and His Majesty!
When they arrived at the Chaoyang Gate in a majestic manner, Zhu Ling and the worshipers above also saw clearly the appearance of this Guan Ning army. At first glance, they were worthy of being the most elite army of the Ming Dynasty!
Although the army was arranged horizontally and came almost like this on horseback, the formation did not change in any way. Even everyone's expression was very serious and the armor on their bodies seemed to be brand new.
Marching in an orderly manner, neat and majestic, this is the real army!
"Who is under the city?"
Although it has basically been concluded that it is Wu Sangui's army, the procedures must be in place and cannot be messed up.
But Li Yuan was a little unhappy when he heard this sound, and he didn't know that His Majesty was standing on it, and all the ministers were watching him, so he shouted back: "Can't you see that on my banner?
The word? Who is your guard? Go and inform His Majesty, and then immediately enlarge the army into the city!"
"Please wait a moment, sir, we will inform your majesty immediately!"
After the soldiers finished shouting, Wei Shichun turned his attention to Zhu Ling to see if this meant asking His Majesty to give him an idea, whether to let him go or not. This 10,000-strong army was not comparable to the tens of thousands of thieves.
, what should I do if I don’t obey the laws and get into trouble? Where will I be housed? What will happen to me when I eat?
If he did not let go, the soldiers would be so disheartened that they would disregard the safety of the capital and even provoke an immediate mutiny, fearing that the capital would be defeated without breaking into the capital.
"Mr. Fan Ge, what do you think? Is the city gate open or not?" Zhu Ling did not reply directly, but first passed the question to Fan Jingwen who was standing aside.
Hearing this, Fan Jingwen stepped forward and thought for a moment: "I want to only allow people above the rank of general to enter the city. After all, there are tens of thousands of people. Once we enter the capital and trouble occurs, we will simply..."
Zhu Ling smiled, but said nothing, and asked Wen Dudu to express his own opinion. Wen Yao's face was full of joy, and he immediately stepped forward and said: "I think it is enough to just let the general soldiers enter the city, and the soldiers can
Find your own place to stay and avoid disturbing the capital."
The meaning of the two ministers was very clear. If such a large army rushed into the city, they would not be able to deal with it if an incident occurred. Who could be responsible for this matter? These are not soldiers from the Beijing camp. Most of them are ruffians.
"Well, they don't have to go to the city. I'll go down and live with them."
[Author's digression]: I posted it anyway because I didn't want everyone to read just one chapter and I didn't want to disappoint everyone.