General Constitution of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 107

In the middle of the night, there were two dog barks from the capital, but the sound disappeared after a few barks, and the word "hungry" was spelled out in the dead alley.

It's just that the silence didn't last for half a moment, a tightly covered carriage broke the silence and drove into the back door of Yan's house.

A quarter of an hour later.

In the hall of the Yan family, the maid served three cups of tea.

It's just that Yan Song, who was sitting in the middle of the hall, didn't have the slightest intention to speak, but only his little grandson, Yan Hu, was in his eyes.

Xu Jie looked at it for a while before opening his mouth and said: "Mr. Yan Ge, after five days, Baiyangkou needs a victory."

Hear the word "win".

Yan Song then slowly raised his eyelids, and looked at the two in front of him in disbelief.

"Zisheng...what did you say just now?"

Xu Jie and Tao Shixian looked at each other, and then continued to speak: "A big gift is coming at Baiyangkou, Yan Ge always has to get it!"

Yan Song carefully put Yan Hu on the ground, patted the back of Yan Hu's head and said softly, "Go find your mother."

And the maidservants standing on the left and right also retreated one after another.

After everyone retreated, Yan Song's old face gradually pulled down.

"He Li?"

"Li Tong."

A little confusion appeared on Yan Song's face.

"Li, Li Tong? This Li, which Li is it?"

Xu Jie smiled when he heard this.

"Old Yan Ge, if you think about it carefully, which Li can we have in this dynasty? Of course it is Li Wu's..."

Yan Song's complexion sank, as if he remembered something, he interrupted without waiting for Xu Jie to finish speaking:

"I don't know what Li is! I don't need this big gift. I only got an errand from the Ministry of War. Whether Baiyangkou can fight or not is his business. If you two want to give a gift, then go to him." Zhou Yanzhang."

Xu Jie looked at Yan Song excitedly.

"Old Yan Ge, the child is innocent! Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your grandson!"

Yan Song threw the teacup in his hand on the ground with a "snap" and smashed it to pieces.

"This old man only knows about one traitor, Li Wu. That traitor died 20 years ago. The case is over, so there is no need to investigate it again!"

Xu Jie also stood up excitedly.

"Whether Li Wu is dead or not, and when did he die, Mr. Yan Ge, you and I both know, why is this so?!"

Yan Song took the case and angrily reprimanded:
"This old man has only raised Qing'er and his son Cheng Huan at his knees all his life. When you come to the door today, are you here to take Qing'er's life?!"

The hall fell into a dead silence again.

All three of them knew that there was only one Li Wu in the Jiajing Dynasty, that is, the case of Li Fuda, the head of Bailian sect.

"Biography of Xu Jie": "Not long after, the emperor collapsed, the cassowary edict was issued, and all the ministers who offended him with words were taken back." The "big prison" in it is Li Fuda Prison.

The Great Ceremony ended with Jiajing's complete victory, but few people know that the symbol of Jiajing's complete victory is "Li Fuda Prison".

Back then, Jiajing used this prison to uproot Yang Tinghe's remaining forces in the court. Since then, Jiajing has completely secured the throne.

After a long time, Tao Shixian spoke earnestly and said:

"Old Yan Ge, you know what Brother Yan is doing, you can't miss the Yan family because of Brother Yan!"

"Five days later in Baiyangkou, you won a big victory first. Li Tong opened his mouth and overturned the case of the year. You are the best in the world! Why not do it?"

Yan Song looked at Tao Shixian with a sneer and said, "Qi Zhi, if my memory serves me right, the discussion of ceremonies back then was nothing to do with Tao's family, right?"

"Old Yan Ge, justice is at ease with people's hearts. This kind of matter has nothing to do with my Tao family, and I have to take care of it!"

How could Yan Song not know what Tao Shixian was thinking.

Jiajing pinched Tongzhou with one hand, and Zhou Shangwen held the elite of the capital with the other.

Now that he has just won the first battle, Tao Shixian is already ready for his next move.

"Mr. Yan Ge, the younger generation has already said what should be said. Five days later, Li Tonghui will be in Baiyangkou. His contribution to the sky and his reputation for thousands of years are right in front of your eyes."

"Brother Baoyan, or the descendants of Fuze, you have to think clearly!"

Xu Jie glanced at Yan Song, then stood up solemnly.

"Old Yan Ge, if the subordinate officials did anything wrong in the past, the subordinate officials will apologize to you here first."

After finishing speaking, Xu Jie stood up, bowed to Yan Song and bowed again.

"This is a big matter, and I hope Mr. Yan Ge will put the overall situation first."

"You two, please go back."

Tao Shixian and Xu Jie's conditions are very attractive.

A big victory that the cabinet desperately needs, a clean name that Yan Song needs most.

The Li Fuda case should have been an ordinary treason case.

It was only later that someone reported that Li Fuda changed his name and surname to Zhang Yin, commander of the Taiyuan Guards, and this Zhang Yin's military position was obtained through donations of grain and fodder.

At that time, it was the critical moment when Jiajing was preparing to honor his biological father, and Guo Xun was one of the few ministers who stood on Jiajing's side.

At one time, more than [-] Kodao officials impeached Guo Xun, and Guo Xun also quickly pulled Gui E, Zhang Fujing and others off the court, until Jiajing finally ended, and directly attacked Zhang Yin from the source, killing Zhang Yin. It was Zhang Yin, Li Fuda It was Li Fuda, and the previous report was a false accusation, which completely settled the case of Li Fuda.

All the officials involved in the case were charged with false accusations, and followed the example of the four major Hongwu cases. They published more than a thousand copies of "Qinming Great Prison Records" and distributed them to government offices in various states across the country. The fear of Emperor Gao's domination, the Great Ceremony came to an end.

Tao Shixian's meaning was very clear.

This Li Tong is Li Fuda's descendant. He said whoever is his grandfather is his grandfather.

If this person really fell into Tao Shixian's hands and killed Zhang Yin, it would be his grandfather, then Gui E and Zhang Fujing would all become treacherous thieves.

The new law of the Ming Dynasty must not come from the hands of two sycophants, which is why all the parties involved in this case have passed away until the Long Wan period, and the case is still turned over and over like a pancake.

In front of Yan Song's eyes, there seemed to be a scale.

On one side is Yan Shifan, and on the other side are himself and the Yan family.

On the carriage after leaving Yan's house, Xu Jie frowned.

"Qi Zhi, since you know what Li Tong is doing, why didn't you report it earlier?"

At that time, Xu Jie was demoted and exiled for more than ten years because of his involvement in the case, and even mixed up the eight words "Xu Jie is a villain, never use it" from Jiajing.

The reason why Jiajing called Xu Jie a villain was because Xu Jie, who was an Hanlin at the time, stabbed Zhang Fujing in the back in this case, almost pulling Zhang Fujing off his horse.

"Xu Butang, I know what Li Tong is doing, but it doesn't mean that he can listen to me and come back obediently. I only have some business contacts with him, and I only know that he will appear in Aries in a few days." mouth."

Seeing what Tao Shixian said, Xu Jie was speechless, after all Tao Shixian was telling the truth.

After sending off Xu Jie, the butler of the Tao family came up and said softly, "Master, should we cut off the line on the grassland?"

"What is it? Li Tong didn't know that he was doing business with me, and besides, this person is still useful."

"it works?"

The housekeeper frowned suspiciously, Tao Shixian said with his tongue: "Our side is useless, doesn't he still want to use us? Zhou Yanzhang's soldiers and horses have already rushed up, and the Tartars should move."

Hearing this, the butler came back to his senses a little.

"My lord is brilliant, Zhou Shangwen is defeated, and the imperial court has no time to take care of us."

"If Zhou Shangwen wins and captures Li Tong, it will be enough for Jun father to work. High, really high!"

Tao Shixian was very comfortable with the housekeeper's flattery.

"My lord, how can I be like those reckless men? Go on an errand, it's best to make Zhou Yanzhang a complete defeat."

"Here."

In the early morning of the next day, as soon as the city gate opened, a fast horse galloped out of the city with the cabinet's blue approval order, heading straight for Zhou Shangwen's camp.

After conquering Yingzhou, Zhou Shangwen ordered Zhu Xizhong, Xu Yande, and Zhang Rong to lead several battalions each to eliminate the remnants of Jifu.

Zhou Shangwen personally led the main force, forcing An Da to retreat to the north, and Ning Jue was also tied back by Zhou Shangwen, and Ning Jue was resolutely not allowed to go to the battlefield again.

Ning Jue also adjusted his thinking accordingly, and plunged into the rear army.

Because in Ning Jue's mind, he kept thinking about the words of the general who was dressed in "extraordinary clothes" that he saw in the camp that day.

In the dark, Ning Jue always felt that what this guy said didn't look like a lie.

Since this person is so swearing that he will come to rob the army, he will definitely come, not to mention that the crown prince is really in the army!
"Where do you think the prince is?"

Ning Jue frowned, and asked suspiciously.

Zhu Zaixun, who was sitting next to Ning Jue, was also embarrassed.

"Master Ning, there is probably no safer place in the Ming Dynasty than this army. Our rear army alone has more than 2 people, and there are more than 2000 Yansui elite cavalry. Nothing will happen."

Ning Jue shook his head.

"One yard is worth one yard. Your uncle said he didn't care about you, so he sent you two Jinyi guards to protect you?"

"The crown prince is in danger. If a tartar meets a civilian husband, he may be the crown prince."

Zhu Zaiyu said firmly: "Then it's enough to protect every civilian husband as a prince?"

Ning Jue glanced at Zhu Zaiyu like a fool.

"It's the people's luck that the prince can stick so close to the people."

"Master Ning is serious?"

Ning Jue picked up the chicken leg roasted in the campfire and took a bite.

"Are you so excited? The prince didn't bring anyone with him, so what he saw was naturally different from what you and I saw. For being a king, to be able to do this, at least he is a master of middle-class materials, with a little bit of talent. ZTE is not out of the question."

Jin Yiwei beside him looked at Ning Jue aggrievedly.

"Ning Bingxian, we can't listen to your words anymore, how can we be so obstructive, you say that..."

Before that Ti Wei could finish speaking, he was stared back by Zhu Zaiyong, and that Ti Wei could only shut his mouth resentfully.

But Ning Jue said: "You two are still not convinced, you two are going to this stop, do the people around you dare to come over?"

After Ning Jue said this, Zhu Zaiyu realized that most of the people who surrounded him before had retreated to a distance.

Even the boy named Chen Hu hid in a corner and ate pancakes.

Zhu Zaiyu tore off half of the roast chicken casually, turned his head and walked towards Chen Hu.

"Huzi, I have meat..."

Chen Hu knelt down on the ground skillfully.

"Thank you, Master, for the reward."

Although the tone was respectful, Zhu Zaishun clearly felt alienated.

As soon as the two Tiwei behind him approached, Zhu Zaishun's expression immediately became gloomy.

"Stay away!"

Seeing Zhu Zaiyu speak, the two of them took a few steps back, but Zhu Zaiyu didn't expect that the more he was like this, the more fear in Chen Hu's eyes when he looked at him.

"Huzi, you didn't talk to me like that before."

"The grassroots are ignorant, please forgive me, sir."

The hotter the bonfire burned, the deeper the chill on Zhu Zaiyu's body. After pondering for a long time, Zhu Zaiyu squatted down and handed the meat in his hand to Chen Hu.

"Tiger, you eat."

Smelling the smell of meat in front of him, Chen Hu couldn't help but took the roast chicken from Zhu Zaixun.

After all, he was just a teenager.

Looking at Chen Hu who was gobbling it voraciously, Zhu Zaiyu looked at Chen Hu with a complicated expression and asked, "Huzi, what's wrong with you?"

Chen Hu's chewing action was obviously startled, and then he opened his mouth a little timidly.

"My mother said, you should respect and stay away from the master."

Zhu Zaiyong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and just wanted to say that it was against ghosts and gods, but before he could say anything, Zhu Zaiyong realized that in the hearts of the people of Ming Dynasty, these high-ranking officials and dignitaries already existed like ghosts and gods.

After a long time, Zhu Zaishun said: "Huzi, when you get married, can I still have your wedding wine?"

Hearing this, Chen Hu raised his head and hesitated for a long time.

"can!"

"it is good."

Zhu Zaiyu returned to Ning Jue in a daze.

"Understood?"

Ning Jue looked at Zhu Zaiyong mockingly, but Zhu Zaiyong looked at Ning Jue puzzled.

"Won't Master Ning be heartbroken when he sees this? Don't you want to help him?"

Ning Jue leaned lightly on the ground, sighed inadvertently:

"Painful? Are you overwhelmed by the pain? Since the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, it has been more than [-] years, and all the people you and I have met in this life are just a drop in the ocean."

"You have money, you can save one, you can save a family, can you save generations? Gentleman's Ze, five generations will be killed, can you guarantee that none of your descendants after five generations will become one of them? "

Ning Jue's words echoed in Zhu Zaishun's mind.

After the Five Dynasties, it should be the Ci character generation, will they kowtow when they see dignitaries like Chen Hu?
It was also when Zhu Zaiyu was thinking wildly, he saw a stone in front of him jumping lightly.

Zhu Zaiyu rubbed his eyes.

"Master Ning, am I dazzled? I saw this stone just now..."

It wasn't until this time that Zhu Zaishun realized that many people had already listened to the ground.

"A horse team is coming from the southwest! Prepare for battle!"

In an instant, the horns in the camp sounded loudly.

All the armored soldiers took out their armors, and the camp of the Chinese army in the distance was suddenly lit up with fire, and groups of cavalry had already begun to mobilize.

Someone really came after the prince!

In less than a quarter of an hour, Ning Jue could already hear the sound of a thousand horses driving side by side like thunder.

The battalions are set up two or three miles apart, and it will take time for the soldiers and horses of the other battalions to assemble.

Before the reinforcements were assembled, Ning Jue heard a loud bang, and the gate of the barracks where Ning Jue and Zhu Zaishun were located was knocked open by the tartars.

The entire rear army is divided into six battalions, each with 3000 people.

Without waiting for Ning Jue to think about it, the two Jinyi guards behind Zhu Zaiyong directly brought two horses, and then they wanted to drag Zhu Zaiyong by force to flee to the Chinese army.

"Ning Bingxian, you and Mr. Lu should hurry back to the Chinese army!"

"Go back! The crown prince is in the camp. How can I escape?!"

Zhu Zaiyu looked at Chen Hu who was hiding in the corner, and said firmly, "I'm not going either!"

"Master Lu! This is a big deal!"

"It's because the matter is so important that the crown prince hasn't left yet, so why should I go?!"

Zhu Zaiyu's loud shout directly burned the CPUs of the two Tiweis to dryness.

The crown prince didn't leave, and Mr. Lu didn't leave.

If Mr. Lu didn't leave, the crown prince didn't leave either.

Aren't you two just tm alone? !

Zhu Zailong knew that this group of Tartars came here for him, and if he didn't leave, Zhou Shangwen would lead his elite soldiers to rescue them, and the peasants in the camp would not have any serious problems.

Once he is gone.

The civilian husbands of this battalion have really become fish and meat waiting to be cut.

The kick of this group of Tartars directly woke up the Ming army joint camp.

The soldiers and horses of each battalion are frequently mobilized.

And in the middle of this group of people is Li Tong in a strange costume.

Seeing the commotion in the Chinese army, Li Tong became more convinced of his judgment.

"Don't look for it! Kill the ones who are gathered together first, and those who are protected!"

"Here!"

The attendants around Li Tong all spoke Chinese, and with Li Tong's military order, the Tartars behind him also completely let go of their joy.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Zaiyan clenched his teeth, and casually took out a half-stone bow, bent the bow and set up an arrow, while the two Tiwei behind him turned pale with fright.

"Master Lu, let's avoid this meeting or not, you must not show your face!"

"Then watch them kill and set fire here?! I came out of the city to kill thieves! Get out of the way!"

Zhu Zaiyu directly shook off the two people behind him.

The imperial family of the Ming Dynasty had riding and archery courses, and the Meishan Mountain behind the Forbidden City was the royal school, where all the princes of all generations practiced martial arts.

Not to mention the prince, even Wan Zhen'er got a "good riding and shooting" in the history books, and even often dressed in armor to serve Li Xianzong.

Zhu Zaiyan bent his bow and set an arrow, and with one arrow, he went straight to Li Tong.

It's just that the Ming prince's martial arts class is obviously relatively good in the water. Zhu Zaiyu can draw the half-stone bow, but he can only draw it.

The arrow flew over a dozen steps away from Li Tong, and even Li Tong didn't notice that someone had shot an arrow at him.

Seeing this scene, Ti Wei who was beside Zhu Zailong heaved a sigh of relief.

"Aren't you looking for the prince?! The orphan is here!"

The two Ti Wei beside Zhu Zaiyu immediately reached out and covered Zhu Zaiyu's mouth.

"Your Highness, don't talk nonsense at this meeting!"

"Why are you covering me! I didn't say anything!"

Zhu Zaiyu pushed the two of them away, only then did the two guards realize that Ning Jue had jumped to a corner of the camp without knowing when, and was yelling at Li Tong at this time.

"Didn't you just come here for the lonely?!"

"Get the crown alone, let you be divided, don't hurt me, a commoner of Ming Dynasty!"

What he said was full of air, and every word and sentence carried a bit of imperial air.

"Your Highness!"

The people in the distance couldn't see Ning Jue's appearance clearly, but they were all touched when they heard that the "Prince" showed up for them.

Li Tong was also overjoyed when he heard the words.

"If you can't take it away, kill it, and the Khan will reward you!"

Hear this.

Ning Jue's eyes lit up immediately.

There are still good people in this world!

"I am the foundation of the country, and I have the responsibility to guard the land. I will not retreat one step! Kill the orphan quickly!"

Just when Li Tong rushed towards Ning Jue.

Another voice sounded from another corner of the camp.

"Nonsense! I'm alone here! You're just a censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, how dare you pretend to be the national capital?!"

Ning Jue's mouth twitched slightly.

"Who pretends to be the prince?!"

Ning Jue took a closer look, only to find that Zhu Zaiyan in the distance was looking at Ning Jue with red eyes.

"Master Ning! I lied to you! I am the crown prince of Daming! I can't watch you die under the knife of the Tartars for me!"

The two Jin Yiwei behind Zhu Zaishun turned pale with fright.

Ning Jue's complexion suddenly became uglier than an eggplant.

"Fart! He is the nephew of Lu Bing, the governor of Jinyiwei! The orphan is the prince of Ming Dynasty!"

"You see clearly!"

Li Tong's horse froze in place.

"Brother, what shall we do?"

"Nonsense, we brought thousands of people, you panic! Kill them all!"

Don't wait for Li Tong to do it.

There were a few more sounds from a distant corner.

"The Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty is here. I can't just sit back and watch Qing and others die alone. I am the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty!"

"Qing and others are all loyal ministers, so I am alone here!"

"..."

Now it was the turn of Ning Jue and Zhu Zaiyu to be confused.

Where did these people come from? !
Under the firelight, the corner of Li Tong's mouth twitched slightly.

"His grandma, how many princes does Daming have?!"

But soon Li Tong noticed something was wrong.

The common people are also human beings, seeing the scene in front of them, they roughly guessed the intention of Zhu Zai's residence.

"The crown prince didn't leave! Folks, look at the surrounding camp. The crown prince is afraid that we will be slaughtered by the Tartars, so he put himself at risk and stays here with us!"

Everyone in the battalion looked around, only to find that the soldiers and horses of the surrounding battalions seemed to be rushing towards this battalion like crazy.

No matter who the prince is.

These reactions alone are enough to show that the prince is in the camp!
Many civilian husbands picked up the weapons in their hands and looked at the scene in front of them.

Zhu Zaiyu understood why Kou Zhun insisted on dragging Song Zhenzong to Chanzhou.

As long as the man in the dragon robe stands on the city for a while, whether it is an army or a civilian, he can risk his life.

The 3000 people who were on the verge of collapsing were forced to regain their footing by such a disturbance.

The various tents and carts in the camp restricted the horses' mobility, and the 1000 men under Li Tong's command seemed to be trapped in a quagmire.

"Brother! What shall we do?"

Unwilling, Li Tongxin rode on the horse and scolded: "What's the use of having common people in the prince's heart?!"

"Do you really think that the imperial court let you out of the city to let you kill the enemy?!"

"The princes of the court are waiting for you to lose the battle, so that you can use it as a handle to control the prince! If you are defeated, you will be fine. If you win this round, your food and fodder will be cut off next time." !"

"Do you really think that such a court can win this battle?!"

When Li Tong yelled this, the hearts of the people who had just been excited just now turned cold.

What is the use of their blood?

Those gentlemen hold the military supplies of the court.

The masters of the Manchu Dynasty are waiting for them to win the battle.

How to fight this battle? !

Just when the army was thinking about it, there was another loud noise at the distant gate.

"The thief hasn't given the head yet?!"

The Yanyue knife in Ma Fang's hand directly swung a Mongolian cavalry soldier, and then came straight to Li Tong.

"The wind is screaming!"

This time, Li Tong didn't hesitate at all. If he didn't leave, they wouldn't be able to leave.

Lu Bing and Ti Wei didn't go to Gu Li Tong at all, but went straight to Zhu Zaiyu. Seeing that Zhu Zaiyu was safe, Lu Bing immediately shouted at Ma Fang.

"Dexin! Don't chase after the poor!"

Ma Fang looked at Lu Bing in disbelief.

"Great Governor!"

"I am Vice General Pinglu!"

Lu Bing's tone was extremely firm.

Ma Fang, who was about to chase the enemy, was stunned in place.

After seeing Jiajing's reply, Lu Bing guessed Li Tong's identity.

At this time, Zhou Shangwen and the soldiers of the Six Mansions will block the back camp. If Li Tong is really in a hurry and surrenders on the spot knowing that he can't escape, he will be in trouble.

Who are these soldiers from the Six Mansions?

Compared with these things, Lu Bing would rather let Li Tong go back north.

As soon as Lu Bing finished speaking, Ning Jue's voice rang out in the camp.

"Why don't you chase?!"

"He is a savage in the prairie. He can penetrate into the affairs of my Daming Temple. I can answer such a hero. Will there be peace on the Nine Sides in the future?!"

"Is this precious nephew the only thing in your eyes, Governor Lu?!"

Zhou Shangwen still couldn't understand the twists and turns in the court.

The opponent can see clearly, how can we fight this battle?
Before Ning Jue finished his sentence, he saw a figure behind Lu Bing get on his horse from a distance, and a loud shout echoed in the rear barracks.

"If you don't get rid of this son, it will be a huge disaster for Ming Dynasty in the future. Kill the thief!"

"Deputy General Pinglu has an order..."

"My prince too!"

When Lu Bing and Ning Jue came back to their senses, Zhu Zaiyu had already galloped out of the camp.

Ning Jue was stunned for a while but couldn't digest this information.

Is Lu He still tm really the prince?
I'm the only one bragging about co-authoring so many people?

wrong!

The person who keeps stabbing me in the back is you, a little bastard!

(End of this chapter)