Amid shouts of death, Beihaiwei finally broke through the blockade, and the situation on the battlefield quickly reversed.
The Oara tribe was beaten and retreated steadily, losing more than half of their 50,000 cavalry, and finally gave up resistance and fled northwest.
Seeing that the war in Orkhon was over, Zhu Qizhen was not greedy for advancement and ordered everyone to withdraw to Orkhon City.
Cao Nai and Kuang Ye were confused. The war had been going on for so long, and they didn't even know what was happening.
After Zhu Qizhen entered the city, the first thing he did was to slap the two men on their heads and scold them.
Kuang Ye was naturally full of disbelief and said: "Most of what the emperor said is speculation. I think... is there any misunderstanding in this?"
"What the hell is this misunderstanding?"
Zhu Qizhen was furious, pointed at Kuang Ye's nose and cursed: "The knife has been placed on my neck, you say it was a misunderstanding? Will it be no longer a misunderstanding until I am killed with a knife?"
Cao Nai hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Kuang Shangshu didn't mean this!"
"snort!"
Zhu Qizhen slapped the table hard and said: "Tao Tuo Bu Hua, come here!"
Tuo Tuo Bu Hua was waiting in front of the hall. Hearing the words, he came forward and told the whole story.
The more Cao Nai and Kuang Ye listened, the uglier their expressions became.
They would never have imagined that the information they thought they had was all wrong and was false news deliberately spread by people with ulterior motives.
Kuang Ye still looked dissatisfied and said: "Your Majesty, these are just one-sided words. Without conclusive evidence, we cannot prove their authenticity!"
Zhu Qizhen looked grim and said slowly: "Gula rebelled and intended to kill the king. Is this a one-sided statement?"
"this……"
Kuang Ye frowned and said: "Even if Gu La really rebelled and was punishable, it doesn't mean that he has accomplices in the court or is a high-ranking person. This matter is very involved. Please take a closer look at it, Your Majesty!"
Zhu Qizhen was so angry that he laughed. Unexpectedly, Minister Kuang was quite strict.
"The Mobei Wei Gula rebelled, the Oara tribe's Sangchi army entered the country, and the two thousand troops of the Tatar tribe marched all the way into the hinterland of the desert without any hindrance. How long will you continue to be stubborn in the face of so many facts?"
Kuang Ye thought for a long time and said: "Old minister, I will return to Beijing right now to find out the truth!"
Zhu Qizhen chuckled and said, "Okay, go check it out!"
Kuang Ye saluted and said: "Old minister, please retire!"
Cao Nai hurriedly said: "Kang Shangshu, wait a minute, if someone really conspires to rebel, I'm afraid the capital will be in danger!"
Kuang Ye said calmly: "At my age, I have long been indifferent to life and death. If I can find out some useful information, my death will not be in vain!"
After finishing speaking, he saluted Zhu Qizhen, then turned around and left.
Cao Nai looked anxious and said, "Your Majesty, would you like to allocate some troops to Kuang Shangshu?"
Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, he can't go back!"
Cao Nai was puzzled and asked: "Why?"
"If you don't believe it, just wait and see, he will definitely not be able to come back!"
Zhu Qizhen chuckled lightly and said, "I want to fight my way back to the capital. The Qing family can help me come up with an idea!"
Cao Nai thought for a while and asked: "How many troops and horses can the emperor use now?"
"Two thousand Mobei Guards, one thousand and five Tatars, and five thousand Beihai Guards."
"The old minister suggested taking the train back to Beijing in batches."
Zhu Qizhen frowned again. At this time, the chief minister of the cabinet still did not believe that a coup had occurred in the capital.
Think about it with your heels, will they let you take the train to fight back?
"The railway back to the capital has to pass through Juyong Pass, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If I guessed correctly, the trains passing through Juyong Pass have been stopped now, and there should be heavy troops guarding here."
Cao Nai said: "If Juyong Pass is blocked, go east to the South Gate or Gubeikou. If that doesn't work, take a detour to Shanhaiguan Pass!"
Zhu Qizhen thought to himself, are you really stupid or pretending to be stupid?
What can you think of that others can’t think of?
If Juyong Pass is impassable, these passes must also be under control.
"Just go to Juyongguan!"
Zhu Qizhen clicked on the map and said: "I am going to divide the troops into three groups, with the Beihai Guard as the central army, and the Mobei Guard and the Tatar Army as the two wings, ready to respond at any time."
Cao Nai's face was filled with embarrassment. Didn't you say that Juyong Pass was impassable?
Zhu Qizhen raised his head and asked, "Has Ha Ming arrived?"
Yuan Bin hurriedly replied: "Back to the emperor, the Marquis of Beihai is in the armory, taking stock of the equipment in the city."
Zhu Qizhen nodded. The capital had strong soldiers and sufficient ammunition. He only had a third-rate base like Orkhon City, so the equipment and ammunition in the city were particularly important.
Ha Ming was very experienced and took control of the armory as soon as he entered the city.
But having said that, I haven’t seen Ha Ming in some years since he was appointed as Beihai Guard.
"Tōtōbuhua, Atulu!"
The two people hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said in unison: "I'm here!"
Zhu Qizhen looked at the two of them and said: "You two go to the armory to find Ha Ming and get enough weapons and equipment first, but... your soldiers and horses are not good at firearms, so for the time being, they mainly use swords and bows."
"I obey the decree!"
"I obey the decree!"
The two of them bowed and left, going to find Haming for equipment. Usak hurriedly followed and asked, "Brother-in-law, are you going to see General Haming?"
Aturu nodded and said: "Exactly!"
"Take me with you!"
Usak was very excited when he heard that his idol was in the city.
Aturu glanced at him and said, "Don't talk nonsense when you go!"
"I know!"
Just as the three of them rushed to the armory, Qiqi Ke was escorted to Zhu Qizhen.
"The guilty ministers bow to me, long live my emperor!"
Zhu Qizhen looked at the shackles on her hands and feet and was really angry and funny.
"How did you get yourself into this?"
Qiqi Ke was still very strong, but now he suddenly wanted to cry, and tears were welling up in his eyes.
"Someone, please untie her!"
Zhu Qizhen gave the order, and someone immediately took the key and was ready to unlock it.
"Your Majesty, no!"
At this time, Cao Nai stood up again and stretched out his hand to stop him.
"This person is suspected of treason and cannot be released until the matter is investigated clearly!"
Zhu Qizhen asked: "How did she rebel?"
"She...she is..."
Cao Nai was suddenly stunned, yes, how did she rebel?
Now that I think about it carefully, Gula found out about Qishike's rebellion. Both the witnesses and the evidence seemed to be related to Gula.
If Gula is the one who rebelled against the party, then Qishike is likely to be framed!
Zhu Qizhen was too lazy to explain to him and waved his hand: "Let him go!"
"yes!"
With two clicks, the shackles on Qiqike's hands and feet were opened, and he suddenly felt relaxed.
"Your Majesty's great kindness and virtue, the guilty minister Qiqi Ke will never be forgotten!"
"I only believe in this life, not the next life. If you have anything to say, let me make it clear now."
Qi Qike thought for a while and said: "I will only work for the emperor in this life. No matter what the emperor asks for, I will never frown!"
Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said: "Don't rush to say this now. I ask you, how did you lose Mobei Wei?"
Qiqike was immediately ashamed and said: "I am incompetent and have been deprived of power by Gula. I am willing to accept the emperor's punishment!"
"It's not a big deal that you were seized of power. These people turned around and pointed their guns at me. Do you still think that you, the commander of the Mobei Guard, are very competent?"
"I dare not..."
Qiqi Ke knelt on the ground, lowered his head and said, "I have betrayed the emperor's trust!"
"As long as you know!"
Zhu Qizhen sighed and said: "From now on, you will be relieved of the position of commander of Mobei Guard. From now on, Arturu will be in charge of Mobei Guard."
A look of disappointment appeared on Qiqike's face, but he then gave a wry smile and said, "I... obey your order!"
Over the years, she has worked hard to run Mobei, cleaning up the mess left by Ye first, and seeing everything here slowly getting better, but...
It can only be said that life is impermanent and things are unpredictable!
Removing this woman from her post relieved the last stone in Zhu Qizhen's heart.
From then on, the Mobei Wei and Yexian families no longer had anything to do with each other.
The wind and snow blew for two days and finally stopped.
Eight thousand troops marched out of the city and headed south.
Zhu Qizhen rode in the front, followed by Ha Ming and Yuan Bin, as well as twenty Jinyi guards who had followed him and sneaked out from the capital.
Who took thousands of piles of snow from the flat ground and carved them into a series of smallpoxes?
Looking around, there is a vast expanse of white in the field of vision, and the sky and earth are one color.
At this scene, Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but sigh, how could such a beautiful river and mountains not make people miss it?
Emperor Taizong probably had the same mood when he went on the Northern Expedition!
"Report!"
The scouts from the front came to report on Pegasus: "Kuang Shangshu and his entourage request to see you!"
Zhu Qizhen seemed to have been prepared and said: "Let them come over."
"yes!"
Not long after, Kuang Ye came running over in a hurry on horseback.
"Your Majesty, this is bad, something serious is going to go wrong!"
"Qing family, don't be excited. What happened?"
"The railway was blocked at Juyongguan and the train cannot pass!"
Zhu Qizhen smiled faintly and asked, "Did the imperial court also send heavy troops to guard it?"
Kuang Ye nodded and said, "Yes, that's right."
Zhu Qizhen said again: "Are we going to stop you and not let you pass?"
"yes!"
Kuang Ye was very confused and asked: "How does the emperor know?"
Zhu Qizhen laughed but did not answer, and continued to ask: "Didn't they say why they cut off the railway and garrisoned troops at Juyongguan?"
"said!"
Kuang Ye nodded vigorously, but his expression became hesitant: "That's it..."
"If you have anything to say about this or that, just say it!"
"Yes Yes……"
Kuang Ye gritted his teeth and said: "The person guarding the city is Governor Yang Jun. This person claims that the emperor has...has..."
"What's wrong with me?"
"He said that the emperor... passed away!"
Kuang Ye felt cold sweat break out on his forehead. The emperor was alive and well, but that Yang Jun said that the emperor was gone. Wasn't he seeking death?
After Zhu Qizhen heard this, he didn't pay much attention to it because he had already anticipated this outcome.
"Is there any news from the capital?"
"Then Yang Jun said that the ministers are planning for His Royal Highness to ascend the throne!"
Zhu Qizhen knew this routine very well. He ascended the throne at the age of seven and a half, and now it is his son's turn.
How can a child know what an emperor is? He only plays games every day. All kinds of memorials and secret letters are sent to the cabinet, and the power of the world will be transferred accordingly.
These people were so cunning. They found out that their emperor was out of their control, so they tried every means to get a new emperor.
Of course, the new emperor must be young, usually in his teens, preferably under ten years old.
Because the younger the emperor is, the easier he is to be controlled by the cabinet.
"The Qing family will return to Orkhon City first and wait for news from me!"
"According to the order!"
Kuang Ye accepted the imperial edict and couldn't help but ask: "Why does the emperor need the old minister to go back?"
Zhu Qizhen said: "Supplies, food and grass!"
Fighting requires logistical support. The more difficult the battle, the more resources will be consumed in the end.
Today's battle is to capture Juyong Pass, but Juyong Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Without sufficient material support, it will be difficult to capture it.
Both Kuang Ye and Cao Nai had accompanied him on his own expeditions, leaving them responsible for the logistics and food supplies, which could be regarded as making the best use of everything.
However, Kuang Ye couldn't help but shook his head when he looked at the vast crowd of people.
Zhu Qizhen asked: "What do you want to say again?"
Kuang Ye's tone was a little low and he said: "Juyong Pass is known as the most dangerous pass in the world. I am afraid that the emperor's men and horses... will be difficult to capture."
Zhu Qizhen thought to himself, "Don't I know? I still need your guidance?"
But, is there any good solution now?
Even if the troops were doubled, tripled, or ten times more powerful, they would not be able to deploy in the small fortress of Juyongguan. No matter how many troops there were, they would be drowned in the river.
"I know, you go ahead!"
Kuang Ye said no more, led people into the city, and was responsible for the logistics and supplies together with Cao Nai.
Zhu Qizhen led the team to continue moving forward, and finally arrived at Juyongguan two days later.
As expected, Yang Jun, the right governor, was guarding this place.
Yang Hong has two sons, the eldest is named Yang Jun, who is the right governor, and the second is named Yang Jie, who is now a guerrilla general.
Juyong Pass is the most important pass in the north. Yang Hong sent his son to guard it. It seemed that he was well prepared.
Yuan Bince immediately stepped forward and shouted at the city gate: "I am Yuan Bin, the commander of the Jinyi Guards. Behind me is the emperor personally leading the army into Beijing. Open the door quickly!"
No one answered, but a bamboo basket was lowered from the city wall.
Yuan Bin naturally understood and put the badge into the bamboo basket.
When the bamboo basket was pulled up, the veterans on the city wall saw the waist badge and did not dare to make a decision without authorization, so they immediately went to find the superior.
After more than a quarter of an hour, someone on the city wall finally shouted: "Where did the traitor come from, how dare you pretend to be the emperor?"
Yuan Bin was furious, pointed at him and said: "This is the seal of the commander of the Jinyi Guards. You must look carefully!"
"Sorry, I haven't read a book and don't know how to read!"
As he spoke, the waistband fell freely to the ground at Yuan Bin's feet.
Yuan Bin was furious and ordered people to rush in on the spot.
"Don't worry, they are still testing!"
Ha Ming stopped Yuan Bin, then showed his badge and said, "I am the commander of the Beihai Guard. This is my badge. Do you want to see it?"
Soon, the bamboo basket was put down again and swayed in front of Ha Ming.
Without thinking, Ha Ming threw his badge in, but was humiliated again.
The other party doesn't look at it carefully at all, and doesn't give you a chance to explain.
Ha Ming didn't say anything. He got off his horse and picked up his waist badge, and then returned to the imperial court with Yuan Bin to report.