At about two o'clock in the afternoon, Chang Yu decided to go to the palace. He wanted to see if Li Guozhen had sent the money.
Zhu Cixiang was still in a good mood. He had a lot of fun last night. As expected by Chang Yu, Wu Mengming was invited to the Prince's Mansion yesterday to see Changyu. The Prince followed Chang Yu's instructions and revealed that the money-greedy man was overjoyed.
Man, all kinds of tricks and tricks, I gained a lot last night.
but!
Li Guozhen has not sent any money yet!
This made Chang Yu a little surprised and a little angry. He was so numb that he thought it was a fart?
"Let's go!" When Zhu Cihong heard this, he immediately became energetic. After a brief disguise, he led a group of guards from the Prince's Mansion and drove out of the palace with Chang Yu.
"Wu Mengming said yesterday that he was summoned to the palace. Do you know why?" Chang Yu was a little curious in the car, because intelligence chiefs usually enter the palace when something big happens. Could it be that something happened to the intruder?
"My father asked him to pay him to go west... Zhu" Cixiang talked eloquently. It turned out that Chongzhen sent a large number of Xuan troops to Taiyuan to intercept the invading army, but the old problem faced him was that the money must be paid in place, otherwise he would not be able to make a white note.
If people buy into it, even if they are beaten with whips, they still have no desire to sacrifice their lives.
If it had been before, Chongzhen would have been worried to death. Fortunately, the clever trick the prince came up with helped him raise more than half a million taels of silver, and more than 200,000 taels of silver have been recovered, which is enough to mobilize the troops this time, but the new
The question arises again, who should be sent to deliver the money?
In the past, this work was all done by Jingying, but now he has lost trust in Jingying. In addition to the prince's dream, there is also the reality that Jingying is seriously short of pay.
When he came back, he said that there was nothing he could do if he was attacked by thieves. After all, there were many thieves in the west, and if he pursued them seriously, he would most likely force the escorting officers and soldiers to turn back.
So I thought about it again and again, and I only have the knife I trust most, the Xiuchun Dao and the Jinyiwei.
So that’s what happened. After hearing this, Chang Yu was silent for a while and suddenly said: “Prince, how about I go and escort him?”
Huh? Zhu Cihong was startled: "This..." He was really surprised.
"As you know, I have trained an army of more than 200 eunuchs. If I go to escort, firstly, I can train the troops, and secondly, I can go to the front line to find out the news and see the real situation. I can kill two birds with one stone. Do you think it is feasible?
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Zhu Cixiang was startled for a moment, then nodded and said: "It's possible, but how can I tell my father that you're training soldiers privately? It's a capital crime. If my father knew about it, he might suspect me of having second thoughts, which would be a big deal. And didn't you always want to be here?"
Are you working quietly behind the scenes? If you go to collect wages, I'm afraid you will be exposed."
Chang Yu also frowned when he heard this. What Zhu Cixiang said was indeed a trouble. Chongzhen was famous for being suspicious of serious illnesses. In history, confidants like Gong Yonggu once proposed to train some people to prepare for future troubles. He sent the prince to Nanjing at the critical moment.
Rejection or even scolding, one can imagine the suspicion.
"If you don't pretend to be a royal guard, Wu Mengming can handle this matter, and he will definitely not refuse."
Chang Yu suggested again. Zhu Cixiang nodded slightly: "We can discuss it again."
"Then why did Li Guozhen enter the palace yesterday? Why hasn't he been evacuated yet? Your Majesty's move is so..." Chang Yu was about to say something indecisive, but suddenly thought that saying this in front of the prince was simply treasonous, so he quickly stopped.
But it seemed that Zhu Cixi didn't realize it.
"My father is looking for reasons to deal with him right now. People are in a panic right now, and even the slightest carelessness can lead to chaos. Therefore, we can't just investigate and deal with him directly based on a dream. There must be evidence. Besides, he was in your dream."
He is not a great evil person, he is just a mediocre person who surrenders to the enemy."
Chang Yu let out a long sigh, being mediocre would harm the country. It was surprising to him that Chongzhen was still so indecisive at this time. It was like a person knew that his end was coming, but he was still so slow and afraid of wolves.
The tiger's behavior is really ridiculous. At this time, drastic rectification is the best way to reverse the situation. I can't do my best myself.
Although he was dissatisfied, he could understand Chongzhen's difficulties. After all, he had never played politics and didn't know how deep the water was, but he knew that the cabinet had been working against him for a long time. In short, no one listened to him and was waiting.
The sky changes and the master changes.
In front of Li Guozhen's Earl's Mansion, the atmosphere was a little abnormal, even a little solemn. More than twenty guards were walking back and forth in front of the house with knives, staring at passers-by and glaring at them, scaring passersby to take a detour.
What do you mean, do you want to default on the debt and find someone to pick a fight with? Chang Yu looked out of the car window and raised his eyebrows, then winked at Tang Po Angel next to the car.
Tang Potian understood immediately and walked over with more than a dozen guards.
"What are you doing?" He was stopped by the guards as soon as he arrived in front of the house, but his tone was polite after seeing the clothes of Tang Potian and others.
"Asking for money," Tang Potian said and waved his hand, and several people behind him were about to knock on the door.
The guards immediately surrounded them and blocked several people. In their opinion, although the other party had some background, who was the biggest in the capital, of course the boss of the capital camp.
"Presumptuous" Tang Potian was furious: "Did you know that I came from the palace? I don't want to die."
The guards immediately changed their colors. Although they had just seen that they belonged to the 26th Guards of the Emperor's Personal Guards, they thought that the boss of a certain guard had a close relationship with Li Guozhen and there was nothing to be afraid of.
But what Tang Potian said is very meaningful. Those who can be said to be from the palace are not just ordinary guards who are on duty. The only ones who can be on duty in the palace 24 hours a day are the Han generals from the Jinyi Guards and the Chas from the Fifth Army Camp.
Knife hand.
"Is this eldest brother from the Jin Yi Guard?" the leader of the guard asked with a shy smile.
Tang Potian snorted coldly: "Tang Potian, the swordsman in charge of the vanguard of the government army."
Ahem, the guards were suddenly shocked. To say that the emperor's personal guards were the most well-equipped and capable of fighting, the Four Guards of Xiangteng were the ones closest to the palace. The ones closest to the palace were the Jinyi Guards and the Fork Knife Hands of the Fifth Military Camp, but there was also one guard who was the royal guard.
The caring little cotton-padded jacket, over there is the avant-garde of the government army, also known as the sword-bearing guard, the emperor's personal bodyguard, and the sword-bearing bodyguards are called the sword-bearing guards over there, and there are only forty bodyguards with swords, and the plain-looking Tang Potian in front of him is one of them.
one.
Tang Potian's statement directly means that he is a member of the royal family. Can these soldiers not be afraid? Besides, there are more than ten murderous guards standing next to the carriage not far away. It is very likely that the people in the carriage have a lot of background.
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The guard immediately gave up: "Boss Tang, wait a moment, I'll go in and let you know." The leader said and turned around to enter the house.
"No trouble," Tang Potian exclaimed. The guards around him already understood. They pushed aside the guards who were blocking him, rushed to the door of the mansion and started kicking him.
The guards looked on with panic on their faces.
Not long after, the family opened the door and tried to close it as soon as they opened it. Several guards kicked the door open and then rushed in.
Tang Potian coldly swept the guards in front of the mansion, snorted coldly, and then turned to look at the carriage.
"Let's go in and let off some steam." Chang Yu straightened Zhu Cixiang's leather hat and lifted up his scarf, revealing only a pair of eyes. Then they jumped out of the carriage and walked straight into Li Guozhen surrounded by the guards.
The guards on both sides of the mansion were dumbfounded.
"Now the emperor has an excuse to evacuate him, right?" Before entering the gate, Chang Yu glanced at the guards and smiled. Zhu Cixiang was startled at first, but then he understood and nodded with a smile: "It's true, he can't escape.
"Falled off"
As mentioned before, the Ming Dynasty was extremely corrupt. Not only the local army, but also the Beijing camp and even the emperor's personal guards were very virtuous.
Working as a servant, nursing home, or even working as a coolie to open up wasteland and cultivate fields.
As the governor of Beijing, Li Guozhen naturally spared no effort to do whatever he wanted. Although this was an open secret outside, it was really seen by the royal family at this moment, and when Chongzhen was trying to find trouble with him, it was really