"Yang Qing, you are the Minister of War, and you have enough experience in commanding troops in Qin. Can you tell me why there is no news about Master Zhong until now?" Emperor Chongzhen asked Yang He with a worried look on his face in the Wenhua Hall.
When Yang He heard this, he was secretly surprised. It turned out that Emperor Chongzhen sent him here just to ask about this matter. He did not expect that Zhongxing Hou would be so important in the emperor's heart and that he would be so worried about him.
"Your Majesty, Liaodong is too far away. The news of Marquis Zhongxing will have to cross the sea to Shandong and then be sent back to the capital. It is normal that there is no news now." Yang He thought for a moment and comforted Emperor Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this, and then complained: "This Master Zhong is too courageous! With so few men and horses, he actually wants to attack Jianlu's capital!"
When Yang He heard Emperor Chongzhen's "complaint", he thought to himself: Indeed, that Zhongxing Marquis is too courageous! It is impossible for anyone to do this. He is the Ming Zhongxing Marquis, so he can
It is unimaginable to say that you have already obtained glory and wealth, but you still work so hard!
Moreover, this Zhongxing Hou had a record of doing this. During the Battle of Gyeonggi, he had already done incredible things.
Marquis Zhongxing actually led 800 people to attack the Qingshui Mingyue Pass occupied by Jianlu, and used this as an excuse to block the 8,000 Jianlu inside the pass.
When Yang He thought about it, he felt that what Zhongxing Hou was doing was too crazy! But when he thought about it, he admired him a little, because he was willing to risk his own life and death for the sake of Ming Dynasty.
Because Yang He had already learned about Zhong Jinwei's words from his subordinate, Hong Chengchou, who was now taking over his position.
"The purpose of my coming to this world is to let the people of Ming Dynasty live a good life, revive Ming Dynasty, make Ming Dynasty stand at the center of the world, be respected by all countries, and let Chinese civilization spread all over the world!"
When he heard this, he was speechless for a long time.
If it's about saying beautiful things, Yang He believes that it won't be difficult for him and others to say something a hundred times more beautiful than Marquis Zhongxing. But if you really want to practice what you say, or even risk everything to do it, I'm afraid there are only a few people.
Comparable to Zhongxing Hou.
"Yang Qing, Yang Qing..." Emperor Chongzhen didn't expect that Yang He was in a daze, so he had to call him several times to finally call him back to reality.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I thought of some things about Marquis Zhongxing, and I became a little crazy." Yang He immediately explained with a slight embarrassment.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he put aside his own questions and asked curiously: "What did Yang Qing remember about Master Zhong that made him behave like this?"
So Yang He told Emperor Chongzhen what he had just thought.
Marquis Zhongxing is a popular person in front of the emperor. He said this to firstly play into his favour, and secondly to sell Marquis Zhongxing a favor, at least to express his goodwill towards Marquis Zhongxing. No matter what, it is a good thing. Anyway, this matter
He didn't make it up, so he spoke it very frankly.
Emperor Chongzhen actually knew what Zhong Jinwei said from other channels, and he knew more than Yang He.
But now that he heard Yang He speak these words again, he couldn't help but feel quite emotional. I really didn't know that God would take pity on the Ming Dynasty so much, and let Master Zhong appear in front of me when the Ming Dynasty was in trouble.
Sometimes, Emperor Chongzhen once wondered whether it was the blessing of his ancestors that made such incredible things happen.
Emperor Chongzhen himself thought blankly for a while, and was even more worried about Zhong Jinwei's safety. He even thought that if Zhong Jinwei came back safely this time, he would never be allowed to go on an expedition again. Zhong Jinwei's role was of great significance to the Ming Dynasty.
Say, it’s really important.
Emperor Chongzhen thought of this and remembered what he wanted to ask Yang He about just now, so he asked him: "Yang Qing, do you think Master Zhong is so reckless, is there any danger?"
When Yang He heard this, it was really hard to talk about it. With just a few soldiers going deep into the hinterland of Jianlu, it was impossible to say that there was no danger. But he could not scare Emperor Chongzhen by saying that it was very dangerous.
Therefore, Yang He considered his words and then replied to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, Master Zhong is a blessed general of the Ming Dynasty. Even though things seemed extremely dangerous, he was able to remain unharmed and made many meritorious deeds. The Battle of Qingshui Mingyue Pass
That’s a good example. So nothing will happen this time, so don’t worry, Your Majesty.”
Emperor Chongzhen nodded at first, but then shook his head. He remembered a saying that if you walk a lot at night, you will always encounter ghosts. Therefore, the brows that had just relaxed were wrinkled again, and he was still worried.
As soon as Yang He saw it, he reported again: "Zhongxing Hou seems to be reckless, but in fact he is very measured. He has learned about Jianlu's troop deployment and made arrangements in all aspects. I think that Jianlu's puppet capital may not be captured.
, but it’s still possible to retreat intact.”
"I don't want Master Zhong to capture the puppet capital. As long as he can come back safely, he can lead a large army there in the future." After listening to Yang He's words, Emperor Chongzhen expressed his opinion.
Yang He was already numb after listening to Emperor Chongzhen's words. He analyzed it to Emperor Chongzhen: "Mr. Sun Ge has also asked Yuan Keli, the governor of Liaodong, to contain the main force of the rebels and attract them to the Ningjin line. From now on.
On the other hand, at least Zhongxing Hou can have more security."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded. Master Sun's actions would indeed have a certain effect on Master Zhong's safety. But the slave chief had too many troops. If he only went back in part, Master Zhong would not be able to bear it.
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen was still a little worried.
At this time, Sun Chengzong's messenger came again, bringing the latest news.
"Your Majesty, the main force of Jianlu has withdrawn. It must be that Marquis Zhongxing caused a big trouble in the hinterland of Jianlu, so the slave chief had to return without success." After hearing the news from Sun Chengzong, Yang He immediately reported to Emperor Chongzhen.
He was a little excited because he remembered that it was probably Zhongxing Hou who captured the puppet capital of Jianlu. However, this seemed unlikely, so he did not express this speculation.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen was not happy at all. He said worriedly: "I actually don't care how much trouble Master Zhong caused. What I worry about is the return of the Jianlu army to help, and whether Master Zhong can return safely!"
When Yang He heard this, he was a little worried about Zhongxing Hou, but he still focused on comforting him and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the governor of Liaodong has ordered Guan Ning's army to delay the march of the main force of Jianlu. Zhongxing Hou should be fine.
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Emperor Chongzhen sighed secretly in his heart. It was still the same problem he was worried about before. The main force of the Jianlu army was too strong. Even if it was about the harassment of the Ning army, Master Zhong would not be able to bear it as long as the slave chiefs sent some of their troops.
He couldn't get any substantive explanation from Yang He, so he could only pray secretly, hoping that Master Zhong could return safely as soon as possible!