In the whole world, it is not the king's land. Any big thing in the Ming Dynasty will soon reach the capital. What's more, it happens right under the nose. The news that Chang Yu ordered foreign troops to enter the city to rest and recuperate soon spread to the palace.
Emperor Chongzhen in the Qianqing Palace was startled at first after hearing the news, and then smiled bitterly. His confidant eunuch Wang Chengen looked worried: "Your Majesty, Eunuch Chang has broken the rules. This capital is an important place for the royal family. How can we allow foreign troops to enter the city at will? If Something went wrong..."
Emperor Chongzhen shook his head slightly: "Chang Yu always knows the importance of doing things. This move must have deep meaning. He will give me an explanation later."
Wang Chenen was still worried: "I'm afraid that the cabinet ministers will have another excuse to impeach Eunuch Chang this time..."
Emperor Chongzhen laughed and sneered: "I'm afraid they don't have the guts this time. The situation outside is critical at this time. It's all up to Chang Yu to carry the beam alone. Who dares to criticize him? I will let him lead the army to defend against the enemy. Those who are weak will be killed. Look who is so There is a kind”.
Wang Chenen was silent, and Emperor Chongzhen smiled again: "Of course, Chang Yu's move will lay a foundation for settling accounts in the future. His enemies will have to make trouble about this matter in the future, but this is a good thing for me!"
Of course it's a good thing. The emperor's art of governing is all about checks and balances.
As expected, the news that Chang Yu ordered foreign troops to enter the city to rest was quickly known to the court officials, but no objections came out, as if everyone was dumb at once.
How can a person who can be a courtier have a fuel-efficient lamp? The little eunuch is at the height of his power at this time and it is the right time to use him. Who the hell can't afford to go to him? Since he dares to do this, there must be the emperor's tacit approval behind it. , the Minister of War, Shi Kefa, didn’t say anything, the chief minister of the cabinet didn’t say anything, and the Governor’s Office of the Five Armies didn’t even let a single one of them go. It’s uncomfortable to find anyone who has a bad mouth. Of course, there are still some people who are sensationalizing to increase their presence, but these clowns have no one at all. Deal with it.
Naturally, all the troops and horses were delighted to be allowed to enter the city to rest, but that doesn't mean that you can stroll around after entering the city. You can just walk through the streets and go to various camps. At most, you can just take a look at the grandeur of the imperial capital. But this is a great satisfaction for many soldiers.
At noon, Shi Kefa found out that Huang Degong had made great achievements in suppressing the bandits. The emperor summoned him to the palace and gave him a luncheon.
At the same time, the city gate of Guangqumen opened wide and dozens of horsemen galloped straight to the southeast. The first horse was completely black. The man on the horse was carrying a sword and a bow on his back. He was Chang Yu, the eunuch of Dongchang. Behind him were two groups of guards under his command, Fengyun. , all fully armed.
Two groups of guards dispersed, one was responsible for guarding the surrounding area and clearing the way forward, and the other group was accompanied by young eunuchs who did not dare to be careless at all. After all, the Qing army had just left camp, and there were still many Tatars scurrying around to explore, so that the three guards The commanders Kuang Ren, Chen Suole and Chen Ruxin all accompanied him out of the city and did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
Why did Chang Yu venture out of the city at this time, saying that he was personally investigating the enemy's situation? He had done this kind of thing many times before and no one else thought much about it, but in fact only he knew why he went out of the city.
The road was muddy due to the heavy rain the day before. The iron hooves of the war horses were flying and muddy water was splashing everywhere. Chang Yu galloped with his whip raised and his face solemn. The ruins of the village he passed were mostly flat ground. There were many corpses lying in the muddy water in the wilderness beside the road.
These damn evil-doing Tartars!
After traveling four or five miles, he met a Ming army scout coming from the northeast. Kuang Ren went to hear the news and learned that they were following the Tatar army and had been driven away by them.
Chang Yu was slightly surprised when he learned that the Tatar army had reached the Wenyu River. The Wenyu River was more than 20 miles east of the capital. Dorgon's march was very fast. Once he crossed the river, he entered Tongzhou. If
As expected, they were about to launch an army to plunder, all the way east and then south into Hebei, through Tianjin and into Shandong?
Shandong was the favorite place for the Qing army to roam. They had to go through the customs several times, and each time they gained a lot of money. When the city of Jinan was destroyed, King De's house was ransacked, and King Lu of Yanzhou Prefecture was also in trouble.
Escape from the clutches of the devil.
Afraid that he might not even get a chance to enter Shandong this time, Chang Yu sneered in his heart, drove his horse and drove straight to the poor village of Panjiayao.
Panjiayao, later known as Panjiayuan, is a kiln-burning village more than ten miles southeast of the capital. It is located in a remote place and is surrounded by large earth pits dug for kilns.
In these pits, Chang Yu once trained soldiers there, which was the Gongzi Camp of the fourth battalion under Tai's command at this time. But... looking at the corpses in the pit, Chang Yu clenched his fists and his face was ashen.
The village is surrounded by green trees, and at first glance it looks like a paradise. However, when they approached the entrance of the village, Chang Yu's breathing had become heavy and murderous intent was looming on his body. Chen Sule and others knew that the little eunuch was angry.
How could Chang Yu not be angry when faced with a ruin where no one could hear the sounds of chickens and dogs? He still vaguely remembered the smiling faces of the simple villagers when he first entered the village, but at this time, they were probably all lying in the pits outside the village entrance.
"There are Tatars, be on alert!" the soldiers who entered the village for reconnaissance suddenly exclaimed, and then saw several cavalry rushing out of the village towards the east. It turned out that a Qing army spy was hidden among them, and his body was exposed.
The soldiers were so numerous that they took the road and fled.
"Alert!" Kuang Ren shouted, and the surrounding guards immediately drew their swords and raised their bows.
"Still on the alert, I'll chop them up!" Chang Yu drew his knife and clapped his horse in pursuit, his horse's hooves falling like rain. In the blink of an eye, he rode forward, chasing the Tatars closely.
Damn it, I want to run away. Chang Yu is very angry in his heart. How can he let these Tatars go? He raised his hand to take the bow and aimed an arrow at one person. When he was about to shoot him, he saw the Tatar soldier fell off his horse. He couldn't help but think.
He turned around and saw Kuang Ren firing his bow in the distance.
Looking back again... Well, five or six Tatar soldiers have been slaughtered. They were all killed by sharp arrows piercing their heads, and they were a hundred steps away! Chang Yu suddenly sighed, and his archery skills still have a lot of room for improvement.
There is a saying among later generations of gamers that since ancient times, archers have always been a fool!
Obviously, Kuang Ren is the legendary archer. Chang Yu in later generations also saw those who played archery and played with slingshots. They all pierced the poplar with a hundred steps, and their arrows were flawless. They were comparable to the professional archers of this era, who could pierce the poplar with a hundred steps.
You are just getting started, but some of his miraculous skills are unimaginable. For example, Chi Qingshi in the Thief Army is simply a bad guy among bad guys. Chang Yu was shot by him and has a psychological shadow. Every time he thinks about it,
This person can't help but shiver.
"I'd rather leave some soup for our family." Chang Yu didn't fire any arrows and didn't kill anyone, which was a bit disappointing and he couldn't help complaining about his tough condition.
"I was worried that there were Tatars exploring the surrounding areas, so I decided to fight quickly..." Kuang Ren carefully explained. Chang Yu turned around and ran towards the village without saying a word. Chen Suole asked a team of Kuang Liangliang's team to stay outside the village. He and Chen Ruxin
Then he followed Chang Yu into the village.
Chang Yu dismounted in front of the ruins of a large house in the west of the village and walked slowly in. His face turned blue. It could be seen that the front yard and buildings of this house were newly built, but they had been burned by a fire.
All naked, the little eunuch clenched his fists in the ruins of the ruins, and his heart was filled with rage. He wanted to burn my house down!!!!!!!!!
This is indeed Chang Yu's other home. Not to mention the unknown royal treasures buried underground, it is this house that he had previously ordered to expand the scale of the construction of a sanatorium for the retirement of injured and retired eunuchs.
He is also a eunuch himself, and he regards this place as his future home, but now the Tatars have burned down his home. "Home" is Chang Yu's greatest spiritual sustenance in this world, and destroying his sustenance will be a retribution for Yaizi.
He said, Dorgon, just wait.
Chang Yu stood on the ruins in silence for a long time, wondering whether he should find a suitable hole to dig out the treasure underground and send it back to the palace, or whether he should wait. After all, the trajectory of history has changed again and again, and many things he could no longer predict.
Who knows what will happen tomorrow? At this time, the minions of the Qing army are still there, the foundation of the rebel army is still there, and he still has the strength to overthrow the Ming Dynasty.
"Factory Supervisor, there is no one alive in the village." Chen Ruxin led his people to conduct a blanket search in the city. Except for a few corpses, no one was found alive. Chang Yu's face was expressionless after hearing the news. Everything was as expected. The Tatars had done so.
The bandit army is even more cruel. They will either kill you, burn you or take you away. It is absolutely impossible to leave you alive.
Of course, this cannot be used to mean that the villagers of Panjiayao are dead. After all, before the Tatars came to the city, the imperial court had already widely informed the surrounding people to either take refuge in the city or flee south as soon as possible.
Most of the villagers in Panjiayao should have escaped. At least the people in Chang Yu's house have safely retreated into the city.
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