"My lord, thank you Lord for your kindness." Wang Xian then slowly knelt down and kowtowed to express his gratitude.
Seeing Wang Xian knelt down to thank him, Zhu Di also breathed a sigh of relief. His only thought now was to retreat from the court quickly and end this clumsy performance of trapping himself and bringing humiliation to himself.
Unexpectedly, Wang Xian changed the subject and raised his head again: "But I dare not accept the order."
"Why?!" Zhu Di felt a surge of energy and blood, and his lips couldn't help but tremble.
"Because I was impeached by hundreds of officials, I dare not accept any reward until I am proven innocent." Wang Xian said slowly.
Seeing Wang Xian kicking his nose and face, Zhu Di's forehead veins jumped. The ministers were frightened, but many people secretly screamed in joy. They had succumbed to Zhu Di's lust for so many years, and they finally saw someone dare to hit the emperor in the face.
It’s truly a blessing! It’s worth seeing it once in a lifetime!
Everyone's eyes widened, not wanting to miss any moment.
Zhu Di was already riding a tiger and couldn't get off. Unprecedented humiliation and anger filled his body. Even if he pretended to be crazy and drank urine to avoid the persecution of Emperor Jianwen, the humiliation would not be half of what it is today!
But the remaining reason told Zhu Di that he had to be patient at this time! Because the bad news in the five military newspapers was enough to crush his country!
Zhu Di took a deep breath, calmed down and said to Wang Xian: "Not being jealous is a mediocre talent. It's just a matter of catching wind and shadow. Don't take it to heart, dear..."
"It may not be without reason. I ask the emperor to investigate thoroughly and clear my name." Wang Xian still insisted.
"No need! If I say no, it's no need!" Zhu Di slammed the table and got angry, but the target of the attack was the officials, big and small, who were ordered to attack Wang Xian: "These days, from Kedao to Liubu, some people,
Fan the wind, light the will-o'-the-wisp, and talk nonsense! I'm here to make it clear to you! Wang Xian is my leg, the mainstay of the country! It's him who has been through life and death, and fought on the battlefield, so that you can enjoy peace in the capital! Only then can you eat.
I am so full that I have nothing to do. I am always nit-picking and do not hesitate to slander heroes just to get their name!"
The officials were scolded so much by Zhu Di that they cried out to Tianqu in their hearts, 'Your Majesty! Didn't you ask us to be the ones in charge?!' But at this time, they could only remain silent and let the emperor vent his anger.
Seeing the pale faces of these guys, the uninvolved officials couldn't help but gloated, and they had to hold back their laughter, as all of them had extremely weird expressions.
"I put my words here today. If anyone dares to attack Marquis Le'an again with those unfounded charges, I will definitely kill him!" Zhu Di stood up and slapped the case with murderous intent. There were bursts of blood red in front of his eyes.
I felt that Wang Xian in front of me turned into a demon escaping from hell...
Wang Xian then accepted the order and thanked him, and stopped being pretentious.
"Quit the court!" Huang Yan felt as if he had been granted amnesty when he heard Wang Xian's gratitude, and he hurriedly shouted in a different tone.
"I will respectfully send you off to your Majesty." All the officials hurriedly bent over and kowtowed.
Zhu Di was originally standing in front of the dragon chair. He fluttered his sleeves and wanted to escape from this humiliating place. However, the world spun around and his body leaned softly to one side. Fortunately, the eunuch next to him hurriedly held him up, so he did not fall down.
On the ground.
All the ministers were leaning on the ground at this time, but none of them saw this scene...
When the officials raised their heads, Zhu Di had disappeared, surrounded by a group of eunuchs.
The ministers got up from the ground and couldn't help but look at Wang Xian one after another. Their hearts were pounding and their eyes were full of fear. No one dared to come forward and talk to him.
Wang Xian did not look at the officials, stood up, patted the dust on his knees, and walked away.
After Wang Xian had gone far away, the officials dared to move. As they walked out, they couldn't help but whisper to each other:
"Why do I feel like I'm dreaming?"
"Isn't that right? The Huo Guang and Cao Cao of the past were just like this..."
"Moreover, this king is not the King of Changyi, but the Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty!"
"Hey, today's scene is really enjoyable, I'm afraid it will lay the foundation for the disaster of the nine clans!"
"Without this scene, wouldn't the emperor have killed his nine tribes?"
"That's right. It's a dead end anyway, so why not be happy? He's really brave..."
"Not necessarily, today is not the same as ten years ago..."
"What do you mean?"
"I did not say anything……"
Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong walked at the end, watching the officials go away and hearing the discussions gradually disappear. They looked at each other and saw deep worry in each other's eyes, and then turned back to the cabinet.
After returning to the cabinet and sitting down, Er Yang was still a little distracted and remained silent for a long time. Until Jin Youzi opened the door and came in, shouting: "Read these five military reports!"
Hearing that the contents of General Jin Youzi's report had been brought back, Er Yang calmed down. Yang Rong stood up and quickly grabbed the five military reports in his hands and read them with Yang Shiqi. He saw——
The first military report said that thousands of Mongolian cavalry appeared in the Cangzhou area of North Zhili, defeated the Yingzhou Guards, and cut off the Grand Canal!
The second military report said that the Buddha Mother returned to Shandong, led the White Lotus Sect to defeat Zhang Fu's army, besieged Jining City, and was fighting fiercely with Zheng He's army guarding the canal! Zheng He's army was outnumbered, and without reinforcements, it would not be able to last long.
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The third military report said that the prince and his party were trapped in Jining City and the situation was critical. The prefect of Jining asked the court for urgent rescue.
The fourth military report said that the three Duoyan guards from Liaodong suddenly invaded Shanhaiguan. They said that there was a severe cold outside the customs last winter and countless cattle and sheep froze to death. They asked the emperor for relief.
The fifth military report said that the team of His Royal Highness Taisun, who was inspecting the Xuanfu, was attacked by the Mongolians from unknown sources. They have now taken refuge in the river and lost contact.
The Jigit Department asked for help, hoping to provide protection if His Highness the Grand Sun was found.
The five pieces of bad news were like five mountains, weighing the emperor down! Zhu Di had no doubt that if he insisted on killing Wang Xian, the Ming Dynasty would immediately be in chaos! This was something Zhu Di could not bear no matter what.
The blow…….
After reading the military report, Er Yang suddenly realized, and Yang Shiqi sighed: "No wonder! No wonder!"
Although he didn't say what was the reason, the other two knew that what he was talking about was that it was no wonder that the emperor wanted to cut Wang Xian into pieces, but had to let him go and treat him with humiliation...
"It's too vicious! It's too crazy!" Yang Rong shook his head, unable to believe that there were officials in the Ming Dynasty who dared to do such a thing!
"Yes, Wang Xian is crazy. He is deliberately trying to make the emperor bow his head and make a fool of himself..." Jin Youzi also lost his mind and said: "I never expected that Cao Cao would appear in our Ming Dynasty..." He was still in disbelief and looked at Er Yang and said: "
Those Mongolian cavalry that cut off the canal couldn't have been sent by Wang Xian, right?"
"Those Mongolian cavalry were hired by the King of Han from Liaodong. Later, the King of Han was defeated and the sea route was cut off. They could not return to Liaodong, so they wandered around Shandong." Yang Shiqi said in a deep voice: "Presumably Wang Xian sent someone to subdue them and used the cavalry.
Taking the advantage, we avoided the heavily guarded Shandong section of the canal and went around to Cangzhou to launch a surprise attack."
"This move," Jin Youzi, who always believed in Yang Shiqi's judgment, murmured, "is really too deadly!"
The Grand Canal is the main artery of Beijing. There are more than one million soldiers and civilians in Beijing. The amount of supplies they need every day is extremely terrifying. The poor northern provinces cannot supply them at all. They rely entirely on the Grand Canal to suck blood from the wealthy Jiangnan area. These bachelors
It is very clear that once the canal is cut off and the supply of materials from the south of the Yangtze River is not available, there will be a shortage in the capital within three days, a famine will occur within half a month, and it will turn into a human-cannibal hell in a month at most...
"What's going on with Duoyan?" Jin Youzi asked again, "Why are they joining in the fun?"
The Duoyan tribe was the Mongolian cavalry that Zhu Di borrowed from King Ning, and later performed extraordinary feats in the Battle of Jingnan. After Zhu Di seized the throne, he rewarded the Duoyan tribe for their merits, and sealed the Duoyan tribe as three guards in Liaodong, known as Duoyan.
Yan Sanwei. It's just that these Mongolians have always recognized money but not people, and they don't have much loyalty to the Ming Dynasty. That's why the King of Han succeeded in borrowing troops.
However, under Zhu Di's reputation, Duoyanbu is still very honest. It is really puzzling to suddenly appear in large numbers outside Shanhaiguan this time.
"Wang Xian should have sent someone to contact them." Yang Rong said slowly: "Since the King of Han can spend money from them to hire soldiers, Wang Xian can naturally make them cooperate by spending some money..."
"If it were just like this, the emperor wouldn't be worried." Yang Shiqi said with a solemn expression: "The key is that the thousands of Mongolian cavalry in the pass must be rescued by the Duoyan tribe." All the people on the grassland are soldiers, and strength is respected. Whose?
If there are many men, whoever is the Caotou King will be the Caotou King. In addition, the Ming Dynasty has been punished for many years, and now the population is thin and the strength has not recovered. If these thousands of Mongolian soldiers are lost, the strength of the Duoyan tribe will be greatly reduced, and it is possible that other tribes will take the opportunity to eliminate them.
"Yeah." Jin Youzi nodded and said, "That makes sense. The Duoyan tribe should be trying to rescue the Mongolian cavalry, and the Mongolian cavalry should also be returning to the border." He said in confusion: "Then why didn't they just say it?
You have to find some weird excuse."
"Wang Xian should be causing trouble..." Yang Rong said solemnly: "He knows the Mongolians' thoughts very well, and he uses the excuse to help them escape and drive them to build momentum for him."
"That's almost the case, but no one dares to bet," Yang Shiqi said slowly and solemnly: "The Mongols have formed a flanking attack on the capital. Whether it is true or not, we must prepare for the worst." Shanhaiguan is the capital of Peking University.
Gate, Cangzhou is the south gate of the capital. Someone blocked the north gate, and the south gate was directly captured. The capital was shaken, and the country was uneasy. Whoever it was, the emperor would be anxious and anxious, and he had to do his best to eliminate this close door regardless of anything.
crisis!
"Then what happened to His Highness the Crown Prince?" Jin Youzi said incredulously: "Don't the two princes understand that the emperor sent them out of the capital at this time because he actually cares for them. Their move will only be counterproductive and cause trouble.