My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 955 Yang Shan’s Question

In front of the temporary palace of Xuan Mansion, a group of civil and military officials gathered here, all anxiously waiting for news from the palace.

When Zhang Fu and Kuang Ye arrived, all these officials immediately gathered around and saluted.

"How is it in the palace? Is there still no news?"

Kuang Ye immediately asked these officials.

"No, we are all waiting very anxiously. After all, the Wara Cavalry is about to attack the Xuan Mansion. Should we go or stay, the sooner we make a decision, the better!"

The respectful uncle Wu Kezhong was the first to answer anxiously.

"Let me tell you, we can't go any further. We have no fighting spirit right now. If we encounter the Wara cavalry in the wild, His Majesty will be in danger, so we might as well stay in Xuan Mansion. With the strong defense here, we can stop them." The attack of the Walas!"

At this time, another general, Xue Shou, also spoke.

Xue Shou is a Mongolian, but since his father's generation, he has defected to the Ming Dynasty early and was awarded a title for his military exploits. Xue Shou is also known for his bravery in the army. Even Zhang Fu speaks highly of him.

The words of Wu Kezhong and Xue Shou also made the surrounding ministers agree. Even the civil servants who did not understand military affairs felt that it was safer to stay in Xuan Mansion. After all, anyone with eyes could see that the military The situation inside was so bad that it was simply not suitable for a head-on battle with the Oara people.

When Zhang Fu and Kuang Ye heard the statements of these ministers, they looked at each other but said nothing, because they both knew that Zhu Qizhen would probably not agree to stay, and would instead urge the army to continue retreating.

The gate of the palace was closed, and Zhang Fu and the others couldn't get in even if they wanted to. They could only wait patiently outside the door. As a result, when the sky was dimming, they saw Wang Zhen leading a group of people to open the palace door and come out.

Seeing Wang Zhen, all the civil and military officials waiting outside the door also saluted. Although many officials were quite dissatisfied with Wang Zhen, they had no choice but to bow their heads because the other party was now so powerful, otherwise they would probably be wiped out.

Wang Zhen glanced at all the officials, and then announced with dignity: "Wala is approaching with great force. For the sake of the safety of the army, His Majesty decided to set off immediately and strive to return to Beijing as soon as possible!"

"Young Master, please don't do it. The Wala people may come to kill you at any time. Now that the army is exhausted, we are really unable to resist the enemy. It is better to stay in Xuanfu. With the defense of Xuanfu City, it is enough to protect the safety of Your Majesty and the army!"

Academician Cao Ding was the first to stand up and object.

Someone took the lead, and other officials also expressed their hope to stay in Xuanfu, because this matter not only related to Zhu Qizhen's own safety, but also related to the safety of everyone in the army, even if it was for his own life. , Zhu Qizhen should also be persuaded to stay in Xuanfu at this time.

Wang Zhen was also a little surprised to see so many people opposing his decision, especially since many of them were his confidants and opposed his decision.

If you were an ordinary person, I'm afraid at this time you would reflect on whether you really did something wrong?
However, Wang Zhen has been acting arbitrarily for many years and has long been accustomed to the feeling of monopolizing power. Now seeing so many people opposing him, he only feels extremely angry and even feels that these people have betrayed him.

So Wang Zhen snorted coldly and said angrily again: "This is His Majesty's decree. Do you want to disobey the decree?"

Wang Zhen put down his big hat and immediately silenced all the opposing civil and military officials. Zhang Fu and Kuang Ye looked at each other, their eyes full of despair. Following Wang Zhen's order, the 200,000-strong army that had just arrived at Xuanfu hurriedly packed their bags again, then left Xuanfu and headed all the way to Juyongguan in the east.

At the same time, a large fleet suddenly appeared on the sea dozens of miles outside Tianjin Port. The warships at the head were all steam warships with the banner of Dahan on them.

"Your Majesty... what exactly are you going to do to our Ming Dynasty?"

Yang Shan, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, looked at the murderous Han warships around him and asked with a trembling voice.

Yang Shan previously led an envoy to the Han Dynasty, and it went very smoothly at first. The Han Dynasty even agreed to sell them a batch of decommissioned steam battleships, which made Yang Shan extremely happy. He even sent someone to notify the Ming Dynasty court early. Repay yourself.

Unexpectedly, the situation changed later. Yang Shan was the first to discover that Dahan seemed to deliberately delay time, such as arranging their envoys to visit various places in Dahan, or deliberately delaying negotiations. As a result, they stayed in Dahan for several times. Yue, just can't leave.

In the end, Yang Shan even directly proposed to Dahan that he wanted to return to Dahan, but was detained by Dahan. It was not until some time ago that Yang Shan was suddenly taken on board by Dahan officials and then sent to Nanyang to meet Zhu Zhanhe.

What frightened Yang Shan was that Zhu Zhanhe had a large and elite army around him, including both the navy and the army. There were 70,000 to 80,000 people in total, and the equipment was extremely sophisticated. Such a powerful army, It is absolutely impossible to just plot a small Nanyang.

In fact, this was exactly the case. On the second day after Yang Shan arrived in Nanyang, Zhu Zhanhe ordered the army to board the ship, and then the elite navy of the Han Dynasty opened the way, all the way north to the coast of the Ming Dynasty.

This discovery also made Yang Shan lose his mind. He wanted to see Zhu Zhanhe to ask him clearly, but the other party did not see him at all. He just arranged for him to live on a battleship and entertained him with delicious food and drinks. In fact, he was placed under house arrest.

At first Yang Shan thought that the Han Dynasty would attack the southern coast of the Ming Dynasty. After all, the south was closer to Southeast Asia, and the coastal areas were also richer, so it would be more in their interest for the Han Dynasty to conquer it.

To Yang Shan's expectation, the Han fleet went around in a circle, taking Ryukyu directly to the northern coast of the Ming Dynasty. It was not until the Han fleet bypassed the Shandong Peninsula and entered the Bohai Sea that Zhu Zhanhe summoned Yang good.

Yang Shan knew that Tianjin Port was just ahead, which gave him a very ridiculous idea, but he couldn't believe it, so he asked Zhu Zhanhe.

"Envoy Yang, you are a smart man. Don't you still understand my intention?"

Zhu Zhanhe looked at Yang Shan with a frightened face, but asked calmly.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... do you want to imitate your father and launch a surprise attack on the capital from Tianjin to seize the land of the Ming Dynasty?"

Although Yang Shan's heart was pounding with fear, he still held on for a breath and raised his voice to ask Zhu Zhanhe. After all, as an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, Yang Shan still had some integrity.

"Believe it or not, I am not interested in the Ming Dynasty. It's just that my nephew was too disappointing, so I had to send troops!"

Zhu Zhanhe sighed at the end. During this period, news of Zhu Qizhen's personal expedition also continued to reach his ears, which made him more determined to send troops.

(End of this chapter)