Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 512 Packing up the tail and the altar

In the inner courtyard of the General Military Mansion.

Following Shu Liang's departure and the exit of the Supreme Emperor, Tao Jin was immediately surrounded by a group of elders who had just rushed over.

"what is the problem?"

"What did Eunuch Shu say just now?"

"What happened to the Supreme Emperor, what happened in the palace?"

One after another, they hit Tao Jin like cannonballs, making him feel overwhelmed.

However, neither Du Ning, Minister of Dali Temple, Li Xian, Minister of Rites, Geng Jiuchou, Minister of Punishment who supervised military affairs, nor Zhu Jian, the envoy of the mission, were not characters that could be offended indiscriminately.

So, Tao Jin had no choice but to be patient, and described everything that happened after he arrived. As for what happened before he came, although Tao Jin had guesses, he didn't say anything, only that he didn't know.

So in fact, there is not much he can say.

It was nothing more than seeing Shu Liang dialing Jin Yiwei to encircle the mansion, and then leading his troops to arrive. He happened to see Shu Liang arresting the Mongolian guards and capturing Liu Yongcheng with the imperial decree.

There were a lot of people present at the time, so Tao Jin didn't dare to make up random things, and explained every detail clearly.

After listening to it, the faces of the elders were quite complicated.

Like Tao Jin, after learning what Shu Liang had done, they immediately thought of the struggle between the Tian family.

A single Shu Liang is not terrible, what is terrible is that behind Shu Liang is the emperor!
The courtiers recognized that Eunuch Shu is a ruthless character with a sweet tongue and a sword, but at the same time, he is also a person who knows how to restrain himself and know how to measure.

If it is said that there is no emperor's order behind his presumptuous behavior today, everyone will definitely not believe it.

Looking at each other, Du Ning spoke first.

"For today's matter, it is certainly inappropriate for Eunuch Shu to block officials from seeing him, but it is also for the safety of the Supreme Emperor. However, going too far has caused people to misunderstand, and then inform Eunuch Shu to remove some of the guards."

As the person with the highest official position present, when he opened his mouth, he gave this matter a general tone.

Major issues to minor ones out!
So, Geng Jiuchou nodded and said: "Okay, I and Tao Zongbing will go to contact Shu Gonggong later."

Tao Jin was a little reluctant to meet Shu Liang again, but she opened her mouth, but did not speak in the end.

Right now, it's time to pack up.

Geng Jiuchou brought him over to visit, which was actually a disguised way to ease the relationship.

For Tao Jin, this is actually a good thing.

After all, there is no benefit in having a grudge with Shu Liang, who is the top three in the inner palace.

Therefore, the little emotions in my heart can only be suppressed.

An agreement was reached on this matter, followed by what happened in the inner courtyard.

There was another silence, and Li Xian, the minister of rites, said carefully.

"Eunuch Liu has been famous for a long time, and he is extremely brave. Although Eunuch Shu has His Majesty's decree, he still needs to be prepared. It is understandable to bring people into the inner courtyard. Since he has never offended the Supreme Emperor, then report to His Majesty." , reprimand it, how about it?"

Thanks to Liu Yongcheng as a target, otherwise it would be hard to find a reason.

Everyone knew well that Shu Liang's deeds must have been ordered by the emperor, so the so-called reporting and reprimanding are just words on the spot.

Sometimes, however, all that is needed is the words of the scene.

Du Ning nodded.

"can."

Geng Jiuchou also followed closely, and said: "Then please trouble Mrs. Li to write a melody, and then the old man and Du Siqing will accompany the melody together."

So, this matter is also considered exposed.

Glancing at the empty door, Zhu Jian said at this moment.

"If you say that, the Taishanghuang's personal guards should also be rearranged, but this matter needs to be consulted with the Taishanghuang. I wonder if you have any opinions?"

Everyone tacitly did not mention the matter of the more than 20 Mongolian guards.

Obviously, one of the purposes of Shu Liang's coming this time was to clean up the group of Mongolian guards.

Think of the conflict that happened outside Datong, and look at the scene now.

The twists and turns, everyone has some guesses in their hearts.

However, some people are not free to speculate, so it's better to just talk about the follow-up and not to talk about it indiscriminately.

So, after a while of silence, Li Xian spoke cautiously first, saying.

"Outside Xuanfu City, the Supreme Emperor has already ordered that Eunuch Shu be in charge of the outer guards. It may be inappropriate to change the order. Besides, at this time, the Supreme Emperor is probably not willing to let Eunuch Shu be in charge of the personal guard."

After the words fell, everyone's eyes couldn't help falling on Tao Jin.

After all, when it comes to Xuanfu City, who can mobilize the most troops, of course he is the commander in chief.

All the people present had the same purpose, to ensure the safety of the Supreme Emperor, and to send this ancestor back to the capital properly.

If today's incident happened again, everyone's hearts would not be able to bear it.

God knows how panicked they were when they learned that Shu Liang had surrounded the General Military Mansion.

If something happened to the Supreme Emperor in the Xuan Mansion, all the people in their group would have to bear the responsibility.

Therefore, no matter what, the safety of the Supreme Emperor cannot be entrusted to Shu Liang.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Tao Jin also hesitated.

However, before he could speak, Geng Jiuchou, the admiral of the Xuan Mansion, said.

"The officers and soldiers in Xuanfu City are all frontier troops. They are responsible for guarding the city and keeping captives. Unless there is an emergency, there is no order to mobilize them without authorization. Today, Mr. Shu did not act excessively, but Tao Zongbing arbitrarily mobilized the officers and troops It is really inappropriate to break into the palace, this old man will truthfully report to the Ming court."

So, Tao Jin swallowed the words that came to his lips.

He didn't care about reporting to the court or something.

Not to mention that there is a reason for what he did today, even if there is no reason, as the commander-in-chief, he also has the right to temporarily mobilize troops.

After all, this is an important town in the Xuan Mansion, the front line against captives, and the military situation is on fire, so it is impossible to wait for the court to make a decision on everything.

For the mobilization of less than 3000 troops, Tao Jin can completely decide on his own, as long as he explains the situation afterwards.

When he came here this time, he brought more than 1000 people with him, which was not a big deal.

Naturally, Geng Jiuchou was not aware of this.

Therefore, what he really wanted to say was that in the first half of the sentence, the officers and soldiers of the Xuan Mansion were frontier soldiers, and they were responsible for guarding the city and keeping captives. In other words, they were not allowed to leave the Xuan Mansion without permission.

It is true that all of them hope that the Supreme Emperor will return to the capital safely.

However, it is better not to get involved in such things as personal guards.

This reason is also tenable.

So, there was another silence, and Du Ning turned to Zhu Jian who was at the side, and said.

"I remember, the mission itself has a guard team, right? When it left the capital, it was also carefully selected from the Beijing camp. Now that the Supreme Emperor returns with the mission, it is natural that the mission should be responsible for the guards. Since Both Shu Gonggong and Tao Zongbing are not suitable, so this burden may fall on Master Zhu."

In the current situation, there is indeed no other choice.

Therefore, Zhu Jian thought for a moment, then glanced sideways at Li Shi and Luo Qi for consultation, and seeing that they had no other opinions, he nodded and said.

"In this case, let's report back to the Supreme Emperor."

Logically speaking, the things that need to be tidied up are basically discussed, and this impromptu meeting should also be dissolved.

However, after finishing speaking, the elders agreed tacitly and did not leave.

There was another silence, and in the end, it was Li Shi who spoke.

"Everyone, what Eunuch Shu said, please ask the Supreme Emperor to pay homage to the officials and soldiers who died in the Tumu Fort..."

Before he finished speaking, he stopped just right, but everyone understood what he meant.

The Taishanghuang personally paid homage to the officers and soldiers who died in battle, no matter whether it is emotional or reasonable, it should be done.

However, there are some things that are not reasonable and can be done.

At least, from the perspective of the Supreme Emperor, he is absolutely unwilling to uncover this bloody scar again.

In the end, Du Ning sighed and said.

"This matter is beyond our control. As Eunuch Shu said, even Your Majesty can only advise on this matter, but not force it. If the Supreme Emperor is really unwilling to go, then no one can force him."

Hearing this, Li Shi frowned and said.

"Du Siqing's remark is wrong. As a minister, it is our duty to speak directly to the king. Since we know that the Supreme Emperor should pay homage to him both emotionally and rationally, how can we let the Supreme Emperor have his temper?"

That's what I said, but at this moment, everyone doesn't want to cause more trouble.

In the end, it was Zhu Jian who spoke and stopped Li Shi, saying.

"Whether there should be a sacrifice or not, the imperial court has its own arrangements, and the Supreme Emperor has his own ideas. Let's think about how to arrange the personal guards of the Supreme Emperor..."

After all, Zhu Jian was the chief envoy of the mission. In theory, before the mission arrived in the capital, Zhu Jian had always been Li Shi and Luo Qi's temporary superior.

Therefore, Li Shi couldn't refute him anymore, but his face was obviously a little ugly.

So, the discussion is over.

Tao Jin and Geng Jiuchou rushed to ask Shu Liang to lift the blockade on the General Military Mansion, while Du Ning took Li Xian, Zhu Jian and others to appease the Supreme Emperor, and asked him if he was dissatisfied with the guard arrangement.

But in fact, there can be no dissatisfaction.

No matter how powerful Tao Jin was, it was impossible for him to snatch back the people who had already been in Shu Liang's hands, so these [-] boards, the group of Mongols were sure to suffer.

Of course, in order not to cause too much trouble, it is not acceptable to kill him, but it is easy to lose half his life and not get out of bed for a month or two.

Therefore, it is simply impossible to rely on these people for protection.

As long as the Supreme Emperor does not want Shu Liang to be responsible for his safety, then there is no other choice.

…………

The Tumu Fortress is actually very close to the Xuan Mansion, and it takes only two hours to reach it on horseback. Even if it is an ordinary march, it only takes half a day, which is almost the same.

In fact, when Wang Zhen (?!) decided to station in the Tumu Fort, the accompanying civil and military officials tried their best to persuade him, hoping that the army would persevere and rush to Xuanfu City before stationing.

However, he was ruthlessly rejected.

Therefore, the opportunity was missed, and the Tumu Fortress was surrounded by Yexian's army that night, and it was too late to leave.

The civil castle in September is already approaching winter.

The sun hangs high in the sky, but you can't feel the slightest warmth. The north wind is blowing like a knife, making people's faces hurt.

Time can bury all traces.

In just one year, the civil castle has restored its former tranquility.

But, there is only tranquility!
That tragic battle left too many people with an impression that will never be erased.

Whether it is ordinary people, patrolling officers and soldiers, or even traveling businessmen, they will subconsciously detour when they pass by the civil fort.

No one can explain why this is, perhaps, it is just because, although there are no traces of bloody battles on this land, the howling wind at night always seems to be telling something.

So, after more than a year, the peace of this land was broken again.

From the dawn of the sky, just after dawn, a large group of officers and soldiers, carrying all kinds of sacrifices and utensils, began to arrange them silently.

No one was deliberately directing, but all the people tacitly did not say a word and were orderly. It seemed that when they came to this land, they felt a strong sense of sadness.

When the sky is getting brighter and the sun is rising.

At the highest point of the civil fort, which was also the center of the Ming army's camp, a high altar was built at the location of the Chinese army's camp.

The altar is not complicated, but it is very neat. Surrounding the entire altar, there are old or blood-stained army flags, fluttering in the wind and fluttering in the sky.

It was the flag of the representatives of the officers and soldiers who died in civil engineering.

After the Civil War, even though there were many clues and the situation was critical, Zhu Qiyu immediately ordered the surrounding passes to collect every military flag scattered in the Civil Fort.

Daming has no way to bring each of them home, but he can send their banners back to the capital!

A year later, the flag is still there, and countless soldiers have become dead bones.

Right below the altar, three people stood, facing the rising sun, silently watching the busy soldiers beside them.

One of them was wearing a python suit, and he was naturally the eunuch Shu Liang, the admiral of the East Factory.

However, on this occasion, Shu Liang did not stand in the main position, and even did not stand in the slightly higher position on the left side, but on the right side.

The person standing next to Shu Liang, although white-haired, could not hide his true colors, his back was straight, standing like a green pine, he was wearing a slightly old armor, with a long sword hanging from his waist, the style was simple, but You can feel the evil spirit in it just by looking at it.

This is a sword stained with blood and forged with life.

Minister of the Beijing Camp Admiral Zuo Jun Dudu Mansion Governor Changping Hou Yang Hong!

At the same time, he is also the former chief military officer of the Xuan Mansion, the "King Yang" who once frightened Wala and the Tatars!
He who was supposed to be in charge of the Beijing camp in the capital, unexpectedly appeared in Tumubao at this moment.

The sun was shining on Yang Hong's old face. He just stood there, leaning on his sword, looking at the flags that were flying, with an incomparably complicated expression on his face.

However, even with Yang Hong's status, he did not take the lead.

The person who really stands on the throne is none other than the long-lost, Minister of Military Affairs on both sides of the Minister of the Shaobao Military Department...

Yu Qian!

Today's Yu Qian is very different from the past. The most special thing is that he wears a big red gold-woven python robe similar to Shu Liang.

At the same time, there was also a gorgeous Ritual Sword hanging from his waist.

This boa robe and ritual sword are all gifts from the Son of Heaven!
This is also one of the reasons why the courtiers have always been envious and jealous of Qian.

But Yu Qian has a low-key personality. He has never used the python-robed sword given by the emperor once, and it is respectfully enshrined in the mansion.

But this time, after receiving the order from Shu Liang, he ordered someone to send over the python robe and long sword overnight.

Not for anything else, just because these soldiers had a chance to go back to their hometown and see their relatives in peace...

These heroic spirits buried here are worthy of his highest etiquette to express his respect.

If there is a loser in the battle, it is the general's fault!
Those who fight to the death for the country should be respected!
Unknowingly, the sun had already risen high, and the officers and soldiers responsible for the arrangement, after setting up the altar, lined up around the altar layer by layer, with solemn faces.

Finally, the civil castle, which had been silent for a whole year, reappeared.

The speaker was Yu Qian, his tone was calm, but he couldn't hide his disappointment, said.

"Shu Gonggong, it's almost time, let's start..."

Shu Liang didn't speak, just raised his hand and pointed to the smoke and dust rising in the distance...

　Big chapter, one chapter...

　　
　
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